Why is this important
Uzbekistan continues to tighten requirements for the maintenance of apartment buildings and the work of management companies. The new rules establish minimum standards for building maintenance, courtyard improvement, and the operation of shared infrastructure. For residents, this means a clearer division of responsibilities between property owners and management organizations, as well as the introduction of formal service quality requirements for residential complexes.
What happened
- The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Uzbekistan has approved new rules for the maintenance and operation of apartment buildings.
- The document has been published on Lex.uz and applies to homeowners, tenants, management companies, and other building management bodies.
- The rules define requirements for the maintenance of shared property, cleaning, courtyard improvement, operation of engineering infrastructure, and the work of management organizations.
- The document also establishes mandatory elements of adjacent territories and deadlines for eliminating certain коммунal accidents.
Numbers and facts
- Each apartment building must have a unified technical passport. Responsibility for maintaining it is assigned to the building management body.
- Management companies are required to keep surveillance systems and intercoms in working order and ensure technical monitoring of elevators.
- Management companies must purchase the necessary materials, inventory, fuel, and household equipment for building maintenance.
- Cleaning of entrances, stairwells, and elevator areas must be carried out at least once a week.
- If necessary, management organizations are required to carry out disinfection and pest control of entrances, elevators, garbage chutes, and adjacent areas.
- In the event of basement flooding, accidents in water supply or drainage systems must be resolved, including eliminating leaks and accumulated water, within 24 hours.
- Management bodies are required to install benches in adjacent areas and waste bins at a distance of at least 25 meters.
The following must now be present on the grounds of apartment buildings:
- a children’s playground;
- a sports ground;
- a recreation area for the elderly;
- a waste collection area;
- a designated area for walking pets;
- storage areas for bicycles, scooters, wheelchairs, and strollers.
In addition:
- The placement of advertisements, notices, and posters on facades and in common areas is permitted only by decision of the general meeting of property owners.
- Management organizations will be responsible for lighting adjacent areas and irrigation systems for trees and plants.
- In buildings without central sewage systems, wastewater must be pumped out at least once every three months.
- Management bodies are also required to ensure the cleaning and disinfection of septic tanks.
- The new rules will come into force on August 1, 2026.
Context
- For management companies, the new requirements mean an expanded area of responsibility and more formalized standards for building maintenance.
- They will be required to regularly maintain infrastructure, monitor sanitary conditions, and respond more quickly to utility accidents.
- For residents, the rules establish a minimum set of facilities and services that must be present in apartment buildings and adjacent areas.
- At the same time, this may lead to higher costs for management organizations and a revision of maintenance fees, especially in older housing stock.
