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A little more than two months remain before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Despite the rather heated political situation around this event, the influx of fans of this sport can be such that hotels and hotels will simply not be able to accommodate everyone, and it is possible that they will have to look for private apartments to stay.
In this regard, "SP" appealed to experts in the field of real estate rental with a request to remind Russians about how to rent their apartments to foreigners and at the same time to save themselves from possible problems.
— Providing housing for temporary use to a foreigner, warns Sofia Kononova, a leading lawyer of the European Legal Service, it is wise to be between the parties to the tenancy agreement in written form, so that later had the opportunity to resolve the dispute between the parties. It should also provide for the duration of the contract, limiting it to a period of less than one year. To conclude a contract of employment, the owner is enough to have on his part an identity document (passport). The alien also submits a document proving the identity.
"SP": — What kind of trouble with the law may result in the delivery of housing to foreigners without proper registration permits?
— The receiving party, - states Sofia Hanunova, - faces a fine in accordance with part 4 of article 18.9 of the administrative Code of the Russian Federation in the amount of 2 to 4 thousand rubles, a foreigner is fined in the amount of 2 to 5 thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion. In Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as in the Moscow and Leningrad regions, fines are increased and range from 5 to 7 thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion.
"SP": — what are the dangers you may encounter, short-term renting accommodation to a foreigner?
— Renting housing to a foreigner, - explains Sofia Hanunova, - you can face both problems of violation of migration legislation and possible losses, if, for example, a foreigner damages property in an apartment or simply does not pay for living in a residential building. To protect yourself, the contract of employment must provide for all essential conditions for hiring, include in the contract a list of property located in the apartment, the conditions of its use and safety. Specify in the contract the exact terms and amounts of payment for the use of the apartment and provide for the term of the contract.
"SP": - how can conflicts be resolved between foreign tenants and domestic landlords, if the first immediately after the end of the world Cup will go abroad? Is it possible to settle the conflict in this case, as they say, amicably, or will you have to seek help from foreign authorities?
— If there is a conflict between the owner and the employer and the foreigner leaves Russia, - emphasizes Sofia Hanunova, - then all differences will have to be resolved in the claim procedure, as well as by going to court, using the norms of the current legislation of the Russian Federation and the norms of international treaties concluded between Russia and other foreign States. As a rule, this category of issues is resolved without the involvement of foreign authorities, by applying to the courts of Russia, as it is a civil dispute.