Article 19. Duties of the owner of a premise

The owner of a premise is obliged:

to use the premise belonging to them on the right of ownership and common property strictly according to purpose;

to ensure the preservation of premises belonging on the right of ownership, elements of common property, and the land plot adjacent to the multi-apartment house;

to produce reconstruction and redevelopment of premises only for the purposes of increasing the improvement of the premise, without violation of the structural scheme of the building and engineering communications, deterioration of the architecture of the facade and external appearance of the building, engineering communications, while not allowing the reduction of the bearing capacity and seismic resistance of the building;

to economically consume electric and thermal energy, water, gas, not allowing leaks and their wasteful expenditure;

to comply with rules of technical operation of multi-apartment houses, requirements for maintenance of land plots adjacent to multi-apartment houses, in accordance with sanitary norms, rules, and hygienic standards;

upon detection of malfunctions in the premise, sanitary-technical, and other equipment, to immediately take possible measures to eliminate damages and, in necessary cases, report to the corresponding service;

upon the occurrence of emergency situations, to ensure access to the occupied premise to representatives of emergency-restoration services;

to comply with requirements for keeping domestic animals in premises and places of common use of the multi-apartment house.

It is not allowed:

to destroy or endanger common property, as well as the property of any other owner;

to arbitrarily erect various kinds of structures and facilities without corresponding permission;

to clutter fire passages, common corridors, stairwells, emergency exits, and other common premises of the house with items and equipment;

to keep domestic animals in places of common use: on landings, attics, in basements, as well as kitchens, balconies, and loggias of common use;

to produce arbitrary works on reconstruction and redevelopment of premises violating the bearing capacities of structural elements and seismic stability of the multi-apartment house.

If an owner or persons residing with them caused damage to the property of other owners or to common property, they are obliged to reimburse the caused damage.