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A Tyumen family defended their "family home" from renovation. The house was once again slated for demolition.

House of ancestors Marina Safina The Sakhalinskaya Street property was once again included in the integrated territorial development program (ITD). The family was able to defend their land and buildings in 2023, and the owners intend to protect their property once again.

Marina's grandfather built the old house 60 years ago, and she and her husband built the new house. Ilya Pakhomov They began building it over 10 years ago. They wanted to turn the old building into a museum and live in the new one. Marina, a well-known tour guide in Tyumen, leads them in merchant's attire, which is why she's often called "the merchant's wife." Marina has no plans to abandon the land that belonged to her ancestors. 

"As the owner of a house I built myself,<…> I consider it unacceptable to implement KRT projects until the laws are turned towards the owners, and the constitutional rights of citizens are not clearly and transparently regulated in the implementation of such projects."- commented Pakhomov's repeated decision to defend his home. 

The family had previously convinced their neighbors to vote against renovation projects, which typically involve developers buying homes at prices below market value. Two years ago, the family could have received 6 million rubles for a plot of land with two houses—not enough to buy a one-room apartment in a good neighborhood. They invested much more in the construction of their new home. 

The KRT program calls for the demolition of dilapidated housing and the construction of comprehensive projects, including schools and clinics, on the site. However, along with the dilapidated buildings, the renovation also includes sturdy buildings whose owners have no intention of moving to apartment buildings on the outskirts. The only beneficiaries are construction companies and residents of dilapidated housing. This leads to high-profile conflicts in the regions. The most notorious of these is in Nikolaevka, Krasnoyarsk KraiThere is a neighborhood of solid houses there. decided to give away for the construction of high-rise buildings. 

What is KRT and how does it affect the lives of thousands of families? Article "NotMoscow". 

Photo: 72.RU