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The obligation to install individual water meters. The order of installation of individual meters

Energy Accounting
12.09.2018

The obligation to install metering devices for utilities is defined in art. 13 of Federal Law No. 261 of 23.11.2009 "On energy saving and on improving energy efficiency and on introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter - the law on energy saving). In accordance with Art. 5 of the FZ until July 1, 2012, the owners of premises in apartment buildings are obliged to provide the equipment of houses with water meters, heat energy, electric energy, and commissioning of installed meters. In the event that the owners have not installed meters, the obligation to install them goes to resource-supplying organizations. That is, the counters will install Vodokanal, Teploseti and Energosbyt, the installation time in this case is determined before July 1, 2013.

In connection with these provisions, citizens have many questions.

What individual meters can be used?

Electricity meters

According to Point 138 of the RFP of 04.05.2012 No. 442 "On the functioning of retail electricity markets, full and (or) partial restriction of the regime of electricity consumption", the requirement for the use of electric meters with accuracy class 2.0 and higher was established for the population.

Electricity meters must be included in the state register of measuring instruments that have been certified and approved for operation on the territory of the Russian Federation.
   Older electric meters with a precision class of 2.5 or less are currently being withdrawn from circulation.

In accordance with GOST 6570-96 from 01.07.1997, the production of electric energy meters of accuracy class 2.5 is prohibited. By the decision of the STC of the State Standard of Russia on metrology and measuring technology from 01.06.1999 and from 12.09.2000 (protocol No. 12), these devices can not be verified and must be successively replaced by modern meters of accuracy class 2.0. At the same time, the switchover to the measurement of electricity by Class 2.0 meters is carried out gradually, only after the expiration of the verification period of the meter's verification interval or as a result of their failure. Consequently, after the inter-calibration interval, such a device must be replaced.

In accordance with Art. 30 LCD of the Russian Federation to make checking or replacement of the counter should the owner of the premises.

In the event that verification or replacement of the meter is not performed, in accordance with clause 31 of the Rules for the provision of public services to citizens (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 23.05.2006 No. 307), the calculation of payment for utilities is made according to the standards or indications of a common house meter, if all other residents have no individual meters.

As an example, consider the appellate ruling of the Vilegodsky District Court of the Arkhangelsk Region in case No. 11-5 of 24.05.2012.

From the materials of the case.OJSC "Arkhangelsk Sales Company" filed a lawsuit against Bachina K.V. on recovery of 14 thousand 134 rubles. 20 kop. in the account of the debt for consumed energy in the period from 01.03.2011 to 01.10.2011. In support of the claim, the plaintiff pointed out that the respondent living in her own house uses electricity and is obliged to pay it in time. However, K.V. Bachin for a long time paid for the consumed electric energy in part, in connection with which it formed a debt for the period from 01.03.2011 to 01.10.2011 in the amount of 14 thousand 134 rubles. 20 kop.
   The court of first instance satisfied the requirements of OJSC "Arkhangelsk Sales Company".

Defendant K.V. Bachin in his appeal appeals to the decision of the magistrate to cancel, believing the court's conclusion about the unreasonable consumption of electricity by her unreasonable. So, living in her own house, she used electricity, paying for it according to the electricity meter. At the same time, there were no complaints about the accounting and payment of electricity consumed in its address. The electricity meter was installed by a specialist and sealed, was not lost or damaged, bills were charged for his payment. On her part, no actions aimed at distorting the data of the counter were made and the court did not establish it. She did not know about the necessity of observing the terms of verification. In addition, clauses 31 and 34 of the Rules for the provision of utility services are applied to consumer citizens using electricity for domestic purposes without proper accounting, but for the use of the meter after the expiration of its verification period the possibility of such recalculation is not established.

After examining and analyzing the evidence provided by the parties, the court of appellate instance believes that there are no grounds for repealing the decision of the magistrate on the basis of the arguments of the appellate complaint.

The following circumstances were established and confirmed by the magistrate in the court of appeal.

According to paragraph 1, 4 of Art. 539 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, under an energy supply contract, the energy supplying organization undertakes to supply energy (to the customer) via the connected network, and the subscriber undertakes to pay for the energy received, and also to comply with the regime for its consumption stipulated in the contract, to ensure the safety of the energy networks in its management and the serviceability of the devices used by it, related to energy consumption. In accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 540 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation in the case when a subscriber using a power supply contract is a citizen using energy for domestic consumption, the contract is considered concluded from the moment of the first actual connection of the subscriber in the established order to the connected network. Unless otherwise provided by agreement of the parties, such a contract is considered concluded for an indefinite period and can be changed or terminated on the grounds provided for in Art. 546 Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

The following circumstances were established and confirmed by the magistrate.

From the sheet (LP 22) it follows that on the personal account No.__, opened in the name of K.V. Bachina, the defendant was charged for the consumed electric energy in the residential building.

On September 22, 2011, during the planned inspection of the consumer, K.V. Bachina in her dwelling house revealed that the installed metering device - electricity meter СО-2 №__ ​​with a period of MPI 16 years verification was in 1959, and recorded the fact of uncontrolled consumption of electric energy by the consumer, expressed in violation of the term MPI. In connection with this, an order was issued to restore the account of electricity, as well as the calculation of the amount of unaccounted consumption of electricity for the period from 01.03.2011 to 01.10.2011, taking into account two rooms and one person living in the house, which amounted to 6979.12 kW ∙ h: 37.93 (consumption rate per person per day) x 184 (number of days in the above period).

This circumstance served as the basis for additional charging of electric energy consumed in the volume of 6979.12 kWh in the amount of 14,134 rubles. 20 kop.
   On 01.11.2011 a new electric meter was installed in the Residential Residential Building.

By part 1 of Art. 544 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, energy is paid for actually consumed by the subscriber amount of energy in accordance with the energy accounting data, unless otherwise provided by law, other legal acts or agreement of the parties.

According to the letter No. 32-05-11 / 21 of the RF Gosenergonadzor of 18.10.2000 "On limiting the lifetime of single-phase electricity meters of class 2.5", the operation of metering devices for consumed electricity is limited from 01.01.2000. Based on this, the conclusion of the magistrate about , that the defendant made the operation of the faulty electricity meter, is correct and confirmed by the case materials.

By virtue of Art. 157 LCD RF, paragraph 31 of the Rules for the provision of public services to citizens The amount of utility fees is calculated on the basis of the volume of communal services consumed, determined by the readings of the metering devices, and in the absence of them (malfunctioning), based on the norms of consumption of communal services approved by the state authorities of the subjects RF in the order established by the resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region dated 10.08.2010 No. 230-pp "On Approval of Electricity Consumption Standards by the Population of Arkhangelsk Region for Household Purposes in the Absence of Accounting Devices," the energy consumption norm for citizens living in individual houses (two rooms) with the number of people living alone was 1154 kWh; this amount is also reflected in the calculation of the debt.

Thus, the conclusion of the magistrate that, in view of the fact of the violation of electricity consumption, the subscriber was reasonably charged with the cost of consumed electricity for the period from 01.03.2011 to 01.10.2011 in the amount of 14,134 rubles . 20 kop. taking into account the money paid by the respondent for the specified period. There is no other evidence.

Proceeding from the foregoing, the arguments of the appeal are unfounded.

Consequently, the decision of the magistrate shall be left unchanged, and the complaint - without satisfaction.

So, the following individual electricity metering devices are subject to replacement:
   1) technically faulty (the housing is damaged, the disk does not rotate, the digits of the counting mechanism do not switch or there are mechanical damages to the housing);
   2) with an expired state verification period;
   3) in the absence of a seal;
   4) electric power meters of accuracy class 2.5.

Individual water meters

The rules for the use of public water supply and sewage systems in the Russian Federation (RF PP No. 167 of February 12, 1999) do not regulate the accuracy class of water meters. For installation in the housing stock, as a rule, the vortex meters of cold and hot water (up to 90 degrees Celsius) are used with a counting mechanism isolated from the water (dead dry counters). Counters must be certified by the State Register of Measuring Instruments of the State Standard of Russia.

Installation of water meters is mandatory. The Federal Law "On Energy Saving" stipulates the obligation of the owners of premises to install meters until 01.07.2013 in all apartment buildings, residential, cottage or garden houses with a centralized supply of resources.

The owner, who wants to install water meters, can conclude a contract with a specialized organization for the installation of water meters, which specifies specific services (design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, etc.).

A consumer or a specialized organization, on his behalf, performs the installation of an authorized counter.

Cold water meters have an inter-calibration interval of 5 years of service, and hot water meters are checked from 4 years of service.

It is important to note that in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia of 29.12.2011, No. 627 "On the approval of the criteria for the availability (absence) of the technical feasibility of installing individual, common (apartment), collective (general house) metering devices"(for example, installation of metering devices is impossible without reconstruction, major overhaul or laying of new engineering systems).

According to paragraph 3 of Art. 9.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, non-compliance with the design, construction, reconstruction, overhaul of buildings, structures, structures of energy efficiency requirements, the requirements for their equipping with devices for accounting for used energy resources is an administrative offense.

Who should pay for the installation of meters?

   According to Art. 13 part 5 of the Law on Energy Saving to provide equipment for their homes with devices for accounting for used water, natural gas, heat energy, electric energy, as well as the entry of installed meters into operation are owed by the owners.

Also, despite the fact that the electric meter is located on the staircase, it takes into account the electricity consumption of a separate apartment, so it refers to the property of the owner (tenant) of the apartment. Consequently, the owner must bear the burden of maintaining the property belonging to him (Article 210 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). Accordingly, the owner bears the cost of replacing the equipment that does not meet the requirements of the instrument.

If the owner is not able to pay the meter and its installation at a time, the resource provider must provide installments for payment of up to 5 years. The interest for the loan is set at the refinancing rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. In this case, it is necessary to conclude a contract on payment by installments.

Owners who did not fulfill the obligations to equip housing with meters for accounting of used energy resources in due time should pay the resource suppliers the costs of installing meters and their delivery to the installation sites of meters. In case of refusal to pay for expenses on a voluntary basis, the owners must also pay the expenses incurred by the said organizations in connection with the need for compulsory collection.

Many resource-supplying organizations abuse their rights and charge a fee for sealing the meters. In the event that the owner refuses to pay for such a service, organizations refuse to register meters, and therefore do not take evidence from them. However, imposing a sealing service is illegal, it is also illegal to charge a fee for it.

As an example, consider the decision of the Abakan City Court in 2012.

From the materials of the case.The Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Khakassia, acting in the interests of an indefinite circle of consumers, filed a lawsuit against LLC ZHEUK "Kh." On the protection of consumers' rights demanding that the actions of LLC ZHEUK "X." counters), payment of related transport costs.

In the court session, the representative of the plaintiff H. explained to the court that the defendant, being obliged to seal the installed meters for water consumption, illegally charges for it, as well as for transportation costs associated with sealing the counters. The representative asks the court to satisfy the claim, explaining that the court decision will serve as the basis for the recalculation of the service for consumers.

Having heard the explanations of the representatives of the parties, having studied the materials of the case in their totality, the court came to the following.

From the copy of the receipt presented in the materials of the case it follows that LLC ZHEUK "Kh." Received from the citizen M. 370 rubles. for sealing two counters and 70 rubles. transport costs, only 440 rubles.

By virtue of paragraph 1 of Art. 16 of the Law "On Protection of Consumer Rights", the terms of the contract that infringe upon the consumer's rights in comparison with the rules established by laws or other legal acts of the Russian Federation in the field of consumer protection are recognized as invalid.

According to part 2 of the said article of the law, it is prohibited to stipulate the acquisition of certain goods (works, services) by the mandatory acquisition of other goods (works, services).

RF PP of 13.08.2006, No. 491 "On approval of the rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building and the rules for changing the amount of payment for the maintenance and repair of a dwelling in the case of providing services and performing work for the management, maintenance and repair of common property in a multi- quality and (or) with interruptions exceeding the established duration "it is determined that the structure of the common property in the apartment building includes in-house engineering systems of cold and hot water supply, consisting of oak, branches from the risers to the first disconnecting device located on the branches of the risers, the indicated switching devices, collective (common house) meters for cold and hot water, the first shut-off valves on the outlets of the intra-apartment wiring from the risers, as well as mechanical, electrical and other equipment located on these networks.

Art. 157 RF LC is determined that the amount of payment for utilities is calculated based on the volume of utilities consumed, determined by the readings of the meters, and in their absence based on consumption standards.

Since the meters at the sale already have a calibration seal, in fact, when the control company seals the metering devices, the connection of individual metering devices to the water supply system is sealed.

Subparagraph "d" of item 52 of the Rules stipulates that the consumer is obliged to ensure the safety of seals on collective (obschedomovyh) and individual meters and distributors installed in a residential building. However, the law does not provide for the right to install seals at the expense of consumer citizens. Obligations to seal out meters or other seals, including places of connection of individual meters to common property in an apartment building, are not provided for by this regulatory act or other legal acts of the Russian Federation.
   The court ruled that the Rospotrebnadzor Office in the Republic of Khakassia filed a lawsuit in defense of an uncertain circle of persons to satisfy.

In connection with the foregoing, paid sealing of metering devices, as well as collection of transportation costs, are imposed services not based on law. These services are the responsibility of the management company.

FZ of 28.11.2009, No. 261-FZ "On Energy Saving and on Increasing Energy Efficiency and on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (Part 13, Article 13) obliges owners of apartment houses to equip their homes with water meters, and also to introduce the installed meters into operation. The commissioning of the installed water metering device, according to this law, does not oblige the citizen to obtain permission to commission the meter, but fixes the duty to operate the meter, ensure its proper preservation and timely replacement.

In the event that the apartment is a municipal property (not privatized), in the person of the owner is an authorized local government body, and the citizen is an employer. Thus, the local government should be responsible for installing and replacing meters.

Consider as an example decision of the Obluchensky District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region of 09.08.2012

From the materials of the case.A.S. Tishin appealed to the Obluchensky District Court of the EAO with a statement of claim to the administration of the municipality with a statement of duty to oblige her to establish individual meters for the use of energy resources, recovery of material damage and compensation for moral harm. The plaintiff explained his demands by the fact that in the apartment where he lives, from the moment of settlement there are no individual counters for accounting of consumed energy resources, the energy supplying organization calculates the consumption of energy resources based on the size of the regional standard. A.S. Tishin believes that he consumes much less energy resources, since he lives alone, there are only TV sets and three light bulbs in the house. The plaintiff also considers the consumption of hot and cold water to be incommensurable with the invoices issued to him. To determine the actual consumption of energy resources, he is forced to establish individual counters for accounting for consumed energy resources. The apartment in which he lives is in municipal ownership, the plaintiff uses it on the basis of the contract of social hiring concluded between him and the administration of the municipality. In January 2010, he applied to the administration for the installation of an individual meter for electricity consumption, but he was denied the application because of the lack of funds from the administration. A.S. Tishin believes that the administration of the district his request was ignored. In addition, the plaintiff does not have the financial ability to independently install the meters. The failure of the administration of the municipality to carry out its duties led to the fact that OJSC "" recovered the debt from the plaintiff.

The plaintiff regularly makes payments for public utilities, but pays a smaller amount of the invoice amount, because does not have the ability to pay the full amount. She believes that during the whole stay in the apartment she pays for energy resources more than actually consumes them, in addition, she constantly worries that he will be evicted from the apartment, his health deteriorated in two and a half years. The plaintiff asks the court to oblige the administration of the municipality to install individual meters for the use of energy resources; To recover from the administration of the municipal formation material damage and compensation for moral damage.

The court, having heard the explanations of the parties, having examined the written materials of the case, came to the conclusion that the lawsuits of A. Tishin. Partly for the following reasons.

In accordance with Art. 210 Civil Code the owner bears the burden of maintaining the property belonging to him, unless otherwise provided by law or contract.
   Other regulation, according to which the burden of maintaining energy networks, mechanical, electrical, sanitary and other equipment that is an integral part of the living quarters, is entrusted to the owner of the living quarters, provided for by the RF Parliament.
   Part 3 of Art. 30 ZhK RF obliges the owner of a dwelling to bear the burden of its maintenance.

Part 2 of Art. 676 of the Civil Code stipulates that the landlord is obliged to carry out the proper operation of a dwelling house in which a dwelling premise is rented, to provide or provide the tenant with the necessary utilities for a fee, to provide repairs to the common property of an apartment building and devices for providing communal services located in the residential indoors.

Thus, the administration of the municipality as the owner of a dwelling, in which the plaintiff A.S. Tishin, the duty to provide the apartment with devices for recording the used water, electric energy, and commissioning of the installed metering devices should be entrusted.

Thus, the court came to the conclusion that the claims of A.S. Silence in the part of the obligation of the administration of the municipal entity to install an electric energy meter in the apartment is subject to satisfaction.

It is important to note that, in accordance with Art. 158 of the RF LC, the owner of a premise in an apartment building is obliged to bear the costs of maintaining the premises belonging to him, and also participate in the expenses for maintaining common property in an apartment building in proportion to his share in the right of common ownership of this property by paying a fee for the maintenance and repair of a dwelling. That is, the owners of apartments in an apartment building must at their own expense establish and obschedomovye recorders.

Who has the right to install individual meters?

   In accordance with the Law on Energy Saving, the installation, replacement and operation of metering devices have the right to implement resource-supplying and specialized organizations. The organization must be a member of a self-regulatory organization in construction and have a corresponding certificate of admission to this type of work.

Moreover, energy suppliers must  to carry out activities for the installation, replacement, operation of metering devices used energy resources, the supply or transmission of which they carry out.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision and their territorial bodies in the subjects of the Russian Federation monitor compliance with their obligations to install meters.

Who carries out and pays for the verification of individual meters?

   It is the owner's responsibility to ensure the reliability of the meter reading, therefore, the verification of the device is paid from the owner's own funds.

It is important to note that the operation of an untrusted meter is forbidden, moreover, it is regarded by the energy supplier as a lack of an accounting device with all the consequences for the consumer.

So, summing up the above, we draw conclusions.

1. The owners and tenants of living quarters are not required to coordinate the installation of the apartment accounting devices.

2. The owner himself chooses the brand and model of the meter, with the following conditions: he must be included in the State Register of Measuring Instruments of the Russian Federation, have certificates of conformity and stigma of state verification. In the technical passport for the device must be a special sign.

3. The meter must be put into operation. To this end, representatives of the managing organization should be invited to draw up an act of admission of the device in operation.

4. The device of registration with the periodicity specified in the passport is subject to verification in the organization having the appropriate license.

It is important to note that the Law on Energy Conservation has amended the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.
   Art. 9.16 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. Violation of the legislation on energy conservation and on increasing energy efficiency entails a system of fines:

  • for failure to comply with the requirements for equipping a dwelling house with recording devices by persons responsible for the maintenance of apartment buildings, a fine for a responsible person from 10 to 15 thousand rubles, for legal entities - from 20 to 30 thousand rubles;
  • for non-compliance with the requirements for energy suppliers on the proposal to install meters for owners of dwelling houses, cottages, garden houses and their representatives - a fine for officials from 20 to 30 thousand rubles, for legal entities - from 100 to 150 thousand rubles;
  • for an unjustified refusal or evasion of an organization entrusted with the duty to install, replace, operate the meters for the use of energy resources, from the conclusion of a relevant contract and (or) from its execution, as well as a breach of the established procedure for its conclusion or failure to comply with its mandatory requirements requirements for the installation, replacement, operation of metering devices used energy resources - a fine for officials from 20 to 30 thousand rubles; on individual entrepreneurs - from 20 to 30 thousand rubles; on legal entities - from 50 to 100 thousand rubles.

  № 261 November 26, 2011 "On Energy Saving" provides for the installation of meters for water in all living quarters. At the same time, it does not matter if the people who own the room own this room or not, the order of installation of meters for water is the same for all (and for those who live temporarily in this area). As a result, people who did not want to pay for themselves and that guy were not in a hurry, and the deadlines for installing the measuring devices were repeatedly pushed aside. The last such   the expiration date is July 1 of the current year.

The order of installing the meter on water

From a formal point of view, the procedure for installing meters for water is quite simple. At the beginning of the journey you need to submit application in the Criminal Codeand get from them a list of companies that undertake the installation. Then it is necessary to agree on the hiring of a specialist from this office in order to determine whether it is possible to install meters on water, check the condition of the pipeline and determine the possible amount of repair work.

Then - assemble a package  necessary documents:

  • act of commissioning of water meters;
  • presence of contract for energy-saving works;
  • technical passport for each water meter.

Further - make together with the management company a scheme  commissioning of the water meter, buy the device from the company and the consumables accompanying the installation. In this case, if the water metering devices were purchased by you personally and for whatever reasons were not installed, and worse - not checked for suitability - then the company may refuse to install. Although the law does not provide for such actions, there are no legal grounds for refusing to install meters in this case.

And, finally, when all the approvals are successfully completed, a Act of acceptance of the water meter and the procedure for calculating the paymentfor utilities. After that you can already pay on incoming monthly bills.

The timing, cost and nuances of installation

As you can see, installing meters on water is not so simple. In real you have to pay not only for water meters. The law, however, does not allow for the production of most of the payments offered by management companies, but the procedure for setting up the counters is quite vague, which provokes some discrepancies. In the general case, you have to do the following:

  • meters (hot and cold water, that is, at least two meters);
  • components and parts necessary for a complete installation (and this is without taking into account the repair work, which, given the state of housing in the regions, obviously will come to the place);
  • cutting of communications, dismantling of old pipes and installation of new pipes;
  • installation of meters and filters.

So, we count.  Water meters - on average 1800 rubles per device, that is 3600 rubles. Accessories, installation works, provided that no additional procedures are required, approximately 4,500 rubles. It turns out, at least, 8000-8200 rubles. And this despite the fact that the old, built back in Soviet times, no one is going to modernize the pipes. And its preservation in the current state means for a simple consumer a double set of meters. Additional costs, and eventually have to spread out almost 11-12 thousand rubles.

Apartment economy

Main problem  in that water metering devices (the law this provides,) are bought not only for themselves, but also the neighbor. In the sense that both apartment and house counters are taken into account. In other words, it is paid for both individual and collective consumption. Especially in those old houses where apartments are bought out (privatized) not completely or a significant part of the living space is rented to private individuals. Naturally, without drafting any agreement.

In addition, if earlier the price for hot, cold water and sewerage depended on how many people were officially registered in this living space, now, during the transition period, lay out all the entrance. And surplus - for repair of communications, over-expenditure of resources, "superfluous" tenants ", owners of meters will pay just.

Everything is very simple. Firstly, there is simply no mechanism for identifying such tenants. Secondly, if the apartments are privatized, then entrances, cellars, attics, roofs, adjacent territories, that is, communications, are not privatized. Which either belong to the state or the municipal entity, or to the new owner, who "dumps" the burden of housing and communal services.

Savings of natural resources in the Russian Federation

A lot is said about the rapid depletion of natural resources. Energy saving is one of the opportunities to extend the use of natural energy resources, which are so necessary for a person for economic activity. Therefore, in the world now special programs for the conservation of energy resources are being introduced everywhere. Serves this and "On energy conservation and on improving energy efficiency" of November 23, 2009. The main objective of this law is to create conditions for ensuring the saving of energy resources of the Russian Federation. Not only the state, but also each individual owner of the apartment are concerned with certain norms of legislation that indicate that the best way to learn how to save is to install meters of water, heat, electricity, natural gas in our apartments. We will describe some points of the legislative acts, which concern the protection of natural resources.

Timing of installation of counters

If earlier the installation of meters for the calculation of heat and water was a matter of absolutely personal and voluntary, but now this issue is taken under state control. According to Clause 6, Article 11   FZ 261  Now, even the commissioning of buildings that were built, reconstructed, subjected to major repairs, without equipping them with devices for accounting for energy resources is not even allowed. Beginning in 2012, apartment buildings that are put into operation should be equipped with individual means of thermal recording in each apartment if there is a technical capability. Clause 5 of Article 13 indicates the mandatory provision of HOAs from the year 2012, management companies, owners of apartment buildings with means of accounting for energy resources by collective and individual. The time period during which water meters and other individual recording devices should be installed changed several times. The latest version of the law sets a deadline - until 01.07 2013. Is it worth it to be afraid of sanctions for violating this rule?

Penalties for the absence of a counter

So far, sanctions only concern management companies and HOAs. Their turn has already come to be responsible for unidentified meters since July this year. And it's a lot of money. Inaction of an official will cost him 5-10 thousand rubles, and such sanctions to legal entities - 20-30 thousand rubles.

Responsibility of individual consumers will come from 2015. Then to the citizens who have not established counters, fines will be applied. Do not risk your money breaking the law. Then you will have to pay also the legal costs that are unavoidable when you are sued for violation of the law. The price of the water meter starts from 300 rubles. It is not so high cost to delay installation. Moreover, in the first months, the economy will more than justify the costs.