Now the amount of fines for poorly rendered utilities varies from 1 thousand to 10 thousand rubles. After the amendments are adopted, the maximum amount will increase to 100 thousand rubles.
Deputies of the State Duma in the third reading adopted a law that increases fines to 100 thousand rubles for utilities that do not meet quality standards for resource supply organizations (RSO), according to the website of the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, May 20.
The document supplements Article 7.23 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). According to the amendments, a two-stage punishment system is being introduced for RSO for poorly rendered services (for example, dirty water, turning off lights and heating in winter).
So, at the first violation, a fine will be provided:
In case of repeated violation:
According to the parliamentarians, the new sanctions will ensure maximum protection of consumer rights, as well as improve the quality of public services provided.
The current fines for public utilities have been in place since 2007. The need for their revision was stated by the chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. “Currently, for officials of resource—supplying organizations, the fine does not exceed 1 thousand rubles, and for legal entities – 10 thousand rubles. Therefore, it is easier and cheaper for them to violate than to provide quality services on time,” Vyacheslav Volodin noted.
According to experts, the average payment for housing and communal services in the country is 5.5 thousand rubles per month. At the same time, the amounts in receipts in different cities of Russia may differ by more than three times. So, the most expensive utilities (housing and communal services) — in Naryan-Mar. Housing and communal services expenses here average about 9.4 thousand rubles per month. The most affordable communal apartment is in Makhachkala, where the fee is about 2.7 thousand rubles per month.
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