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On 15 February 2026 the Law \u201cOn the Fundamentals of Housing Policy\u201d (No. 4751-IX) came into force. It repeals the Housing Code of the Ukrainian SSR and the Law \u201cOn Privatisation of the State Housing Stock\u201d, under which for more than 30 years people have taken their homes into ownership free of charge. The provisions ending free privatisation take effect one year after martial law ends or is lifted (Chapter IV of Law No. 4751-IX).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

What that means in practice: privatising a flat is still free today, but the window is closing. Anyone who does not make it will remain a tenant: the home can be lived in, but not sold, given away or bequeathed. The archives already have queues, because some records are inaccessible or need to be reconstructed.<\/p>\n

We handle privatisation end to end: we check the entitlement, recover lost occupancy warrants and technical passports, prepare the file, and if the privatisation office refuses, challenge the refusal in court.<\/p>\n

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Who is entitled to privatise a home<\/h2>\n

The right belongs to Ukrainian citizens lawfully and permanently living in state or municipal housing under an occupancy warrant or a tenancy agreement. The right is exercised together with the tenant by every family member registered at the address, including minor children.<\/p>\n

21 + 10 m\u00b2<\/b>The area transferred free of charge follows the statutory norm: 21 m\u00b2 for the tenant and for each family member, plus 10 m\u00b2 per family Art. 3 of Law No. 2482-XII<\/span>. For a family of three that is 73 m\u00b2, so most standard flats fall entirely within the norm.<\/span><\/div>\n

If the flat is larger, the excess area is paid for at the rate the privatisation office calculates; in practice the sum is nominal. Privileged categories (large families, veterans, people with disabilities of groups I and II) receive the excess area free of charge.<\/p>\n

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The right to free privatisation may be used once Art. 5(5) of Law No. 2482-XII<\/span>. There is an exception for those who took part in a privatisation as minors: they keep the right to privatise a home again after turning 18. It is because of this that people spend years wrongly believing they have already used their right.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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What cannot be privatised<\/h2>\n

Not subject to privatisation Art. 2 of Law No. 2482-XII<\/span>:<\/p>\n