SUSTAINABLE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS Enabling Ukrainian condominium-owners to deal with their housing legacy

Funding Organization
MATRA (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)

Name of lead organization
AGORA Europa foundation for democracy and culture (Netherlands)

Sector
Housing, energy efficiency

Location
Ukraine, Berdichev (Zhitomir Oblast) and Nizhyn (Chernigiv Oblast)

Beneficiary
Local multifamily building homeowners’ associations, local governments, ESCO companies

Total Project Value
Euro 600 000

Award Amount
Euro 600 000

Period of Implementation
2005-2008

Objectives and Results

• Enabling Ukrainian flat owners to take on full responsibility for the maintenance of their homes.
• Improving the quality and lifespan of multi-family buildings (panel flat condominiums) which would otherwise continue to deteriorate
• To establish new home-owners associations (known as Resident Condominium Co-owners Union’s; RCCU’s) able to create and implement realistic long-term maintenance and investment plans. 
• Other municipalities and co-owners will be made aware of the advantages of establishing and empowering RCCU’s