"They handed over the keys with pomp." Orphans in Revda who received new apartments risk being left homeless again.
House on Garden, 3 Built in 2015, the building was declared unsafe in 2020. The residents have not yet been relocated, and it's unclear whether they will be. According to the law, orphans can only exercise their right to housing once, and the new residents have already exercised this right.
The house began to deteriorate within its first year of use. After a few years, it began to lean to one side, the stairs became crooked, cracks appeared between the walls, and layers of plaster were peeling off. An inspection revealed defects in the foundation.
Residents say they were never offered apartments to move into. However, officials said they would be relocating to secondary housing. New program for relocation from dilapidated housing will earn Only from 2028. Residents of the dilapidated building contacted the Sverdlovsk Region People's Control Committee. They asked for help in restoring their status as orphans in need of housing, as well as expediting the process of allocating square meters to them.
"We were promised that our status would be reinstated, but in the end we didn't exercise our rights. In the end, everything turned out wrong."- explained one of the residents of the house.
"They're obligated to give me an apartment, but which one? A resale one, which I'll have to renovate? Why is this happening? It's not my problem that you accepted this building."“- her neighbor supported her.
They asked that the officials who accepted the building for use and "pompously handed over the keys" be investigated in order to hold them accountable.
New but uninhabitable housing for orphans is becoming a norm in the regions. For example, in Orenburg Sol-Iletsk for orphans built houses in an open field. In Astrakhan Znamensk Since 2014, they have been building and building a home for orphans, but still not builtIn a Ryazan village Voslebovo orphanages Have begun become moldy and rotten immediately after moving in. The housing is unfit for habitation, but the state program is considered fulfilled.
Photo: Revda-Info, People's Control