Annotation

The article discusses the current problems of judicial practice on disputes arising in connection with the implementation of municipal housing control. Using the example of specific court cases, the authors investigate the validity of the arguments underlying the draft Federal Law No. 958050-8 «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation (in terms of eliminating duplication of the object and subject of control (supervision) between bodies of different levels of public authority in the field of management of apartment buildings)» related to the initiative to abolish the institution of municipal housing control in general. The problems of correlation of municipal housing control with other types of control and supervisory activities (licensing control, state housing supervision) are considered. The approach to determining the limits of municipal housing control, which exists in judicial practice and is based on defective regulatory provisions, is criticized. The article analyzes certain types of powers of municipal housing control bodies, the effectiveness and efficiency of their actions to protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations in the housing sector. It is proposed to consider alternative approaches to the reform of municipal housing control, including those based on the idea of expanding the powers of municipal housing control bodies in the administrative and tort sphere and clarifying the subject of this type of control and supervisory activity.