Hotel services in residential houses are forbidden

The Federal Law № 59-FL as of 15.04.2019, that made amendments to the Article 17 of the Housing Code of the RF, has come into force since October 1, 2019.

Therefore, according to the amendments, activities of hostels on providing hotel services in residential houses are forbidden. Prohibition does not concern hostels located in non-residential buildings and on the first floors with private entrance.

Further provision of services by hostels will be possible only if the following obligatory conditions are met:

• soundproofing of apartments;
• rooms equipped with fire protection and security alarm systems;
• rooms equipped with safes for holding documents and valuable objects;
• rooms equipped with cleaning and sanitary disposal tools.

Besides, it is not forbidden to place hostels in the apartment complexes that are not residential.

According to the Housing Code of the RF, an owner is assigned with the right to use residential premise for professional and business activities on an individual basis. However, these activities should not violate rights and legitimate interests of other citizens, fire safety requirements, ecological, sanitary and epidemiology standards. Now the Housing Code of the RF directly prohibits using residential premises for industrial production, missionary activities and hotel services.

For information According to the data from the Information and Analytical system Globas currently in Russia there are more than 33 thousand enterprises, providing part-time residence services. Full Information is available for the subscribers of the Globas system.