How often will the maintenance fee for shared ownership gas pipelines in apartment buildings be charged?
Maintenance of common property gas pipelines in apartment buildings (gas pipelines of the building outside the apartment) should be carried out every three or five years, depending on the service life of the gas pipelines. Payment for maintenance is charged after it is carried out.
Accordingly, the payment for maintenance of jointly owned gas pipelines in apartment buildings is a one-time payment that apartment owners in apartment buildings will receive once every three or five years.
Is painting gas pipelines on the facades of buildings and in entrances included in the list of maintenance works?
The list of works performed during maintenance is approved by Order of the Ministry of Energy No. 342 dated May 27, 2020.
Painting gas pipelines is not included in the list of maintenance works for jointly owned gas pipelines in apartment buildings.
How do I know if my home will be undergoing maintenance?
Maintenance schedules are posted on the website of the Kharkiv branch of Gazmerezh.« https://kh.grmu.com.ua/%d1%84%d1%96%d0%bb%d1%96%d1%97/
Also, an announcement with the date of the work is placed in advance at the entrance of the house where the work will be performed.
Why do I have to pay for maintenance?
During maintenance, the house's gas system is checked and gas leaks that may not be visible to people are eliminated - for example, on the external gas pipelines of multi-story buildings.
This year, during inspections of gas networks on the external facades of apartment buildings in the region, 6.5 thousand gas leaks were detected and eliminated. On average, there are 5 leaks per apartment building, and in individual buildings their number reaches 20.
Maintenance work is carried out in accordance with legal requirements, for the safety of all residents of high-rise buildings.
What does the cost of maintenance depend on?
The cost of maintenance depends on the length of the gas pipelines of common ownership in the house, the number of apartments, the technical features of the networks, which are individual for each house, and the amount of work performed.
The maximum cost levels for maintenance work on jointly owned gas pipelines were approved by the Resolution of the National Commission for the Energy and Utilities of Ukraine No. 2242 dated November 29, 2023.