Zalpov, N.V. The raiding problem in the sphere of housing and utilities infrastructure

Abstract: The article attempts to provide criminal law evaluation of the unlawful seizure of the capital assets belonging to the housing owners, members of the housing (housing construction) partnerships and cooperatives in the apartment buildings. The issue concerns the common property of housing owners, as well as of funds transferred by the residents for the repairs, management and maintenance of the apartment building. The author finds these processes to possess elements of raiding (hostile takeover). From this standpoint he evaluates the current situation in this sphere. The article contains references to several crimes, which such unlawful obtainment of property of housing owners may constitute. Additionally, the author points out practical and statistic problems in this sphere. In the final part of the article the author draws a conclusion that it is necessary to take a number of measures in order to protect the interests of the housing owners in the apartment buildings, for example, by quality monitoring of criminal encroachments on the relations regarding management of apartment buildings.

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