Five changes that are “coming” to apartment building elevators

Big changes are coming in attitudes elevators in apartment buildingsespecially when it comes to voices of residents, necessary for their installation.

Until now, for the installation of elevators or other mechanical means of overcoming differences in height (for example, lifts) 50+1% of the owners' votes were required. But now the situation is changing. WITHAccording to the draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, it is envisaged:

1. In legally existing buildings that do not have an elevator and at the time of their construction the installation of an elevator was not mandatory, it is permitted, notwithstanding the provisions of this law and the special building conditions of the area, to install an elevator or other mechanical means of overcoming differences in height and access areas to them, subject to the necessary condition of drawing up or updating a building passport. For the listed buildings and traditional settlements, the consent of the architectural council is required.
2. If the adaptation of a building is mandatory, if the installation of an elevator or other mechanical means is required to overcome differences in height and access space to them, the construction of such a means is mandatory without the consent of the majority of the co-owners at the expense of the obligated person or persons, notwithstanding any provisions and regulations, including building codes and regulations.
3. If the adaptation of the building is not mandatory, the construction of a lift may be carried out without the consent of the majority of co-owners by decision of the Central Accessibility Committee, taken at the request of the interested party, accompanied by a confirmed invitation to the committee to express the opinion of the other co-owners.
4. Likewise, in lawful residential buildings that do not provide accessibility to persons with disabilities and persons with limited mobility, it shall be permitted, notwithstanding any provisions or regulations, including condominium rules, to install a device (a ramp or access ramp) that provides access to such persons from the sidewalk to the outdoor common areas and to other indoor common areas of the first floor and other floors above and below, if they reside as owners or tenants in the above-mentioned buildings, subject to the necessary conditions for ensuring the safety of the users, the preparation or renewal of a building certificate, and the costs of construction being borne by the interested persons.
5. The installation of a lift to overcome a height difference exceeding one floor is carried out on the basis of a technical study and, in terms of dimensions, in accordance with technical recommendations for the adaptation of existing buildings and infrastructure. And in terms of the installation, licensing and maintenance procedure, the same procedure applies as for lifts and requires approval by the general meeting of the apartment building by a majority of 51% of the total number of votes cast.

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