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Warrant for official housing

Service housing is provided to employees assigned to a respective enterprise or institution based on a decision of the executive body of a local council. After such a decision is made, the person is also issued a fixed-term warrant for the housing, which essentially serves as the main confirmation of the right to reside there. As a rule, service housing is granted for the duration of employment or service. The team of «Prikhodko & Partners» assists in resolving complex housing matters, including obtaining such a warrant. The grounds for the issuance of a warrant and its main characteristics are discussed in the article below.

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Service residential premises: concept and main categories of such housing in 2026

Residential premises classified as service housing are a special type of housing with a limited legal regime. In 2026, when most provisions of the Housing Code of Ukraine have lost their validity, the issue of obtaining such housing is regulated by Resolution No. 37. An analysis of this document shows the following:

firstly, housing does not automatically become service housing but acquires this status by decision of the executive committee of a local or settlement council;
secondly, only vacant residential premises owned by state or municipal institutions, successors of collective farms, or private enterprises may be included in the service housing stock;
thirdly, the enterprise or institution is obliged to maintain and regularly update a register of available service housing.

For your information! In certain cases, service housing may be removed from its special status and transferred into private ownership. This is possible if there is no longer a need to use the housing as service housing and if the applicant belongs to one of the categories entitled to privatize decommissioned housing. To learn more, request a consultation with our housing lawyer.

Who can receive service housing?

The list provided in Resolution No. 37 mainly includes employees of critical infrastructure and public administration. The table below outlines them in more detail.

Type of activity	Categories of citizens
Security and law enforcement	military personnel police officers employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Security Service of Ukraine staff of the penitentiary service personnel of the State Emergency Service
Housing and infrastructure	heads of housing maintenance offices plumbers, electricians railway workers
Healthcare and education	chief doctors, nurses pharmacy managers (in rural areas) school principals boarding school educators artists
Governance and judiciary	judges members of the High Council of Justice staff of the Verkhovna Rada apparatus (priority for internally displaced persons) heads of local state administrations
Energy sector	machine operators dispatchers thermal power plant supervisors

Warrant for service housing: issuance procedure

The process of obtaining service housing is strictly regulated. In 2026, the only legal basis for moving into such housing remains the warrant. To initiate the procedure and obtain a warrant for service housing, it is necessary to:

submit an application in the prescribed form to the administration of the enterprise or institution;
prepare and submit a certificate of family composition (if applicable), consent of all family members to reside in the service housing, and a certificate of place of residence registration (extract from the territorial community register);
obtain a decision from the administration of the enterprise or institution responsible for the housing on its allocation to a specific person;
wait for approval of the decision by the executive committee of the city or settlement council;
after approval, receive a special warrant from the same executive committee.

For your information! Unauthorized occupation of service housing before obtaining a warrant is illegal and will result in negative consequences. Moreover, the executive committee may decide on separate accommodation for family members in such housing due to health conditions (for example, persons with severe chronic illnesses may be provided with a separate room).

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Validity period of a service housing warrant

A warrant issued to a person is valid for 30 calendar days. If the individual does not move into the housing within this period, the document loses its validity. Extension is possible only if there are valid reasons (for example, outpatient treatment). Otherwise, the procedure must be repeated and a new warrant obtained.

Additionally: who is legally protected from eviction from service housing without being offered alternative accommodation?

Resolution No. 37 establishes categories of persons who cannot be evicted upon termination of employment without being provided with other housing within the same locality. These include:

persons with war-related disabilities;
combatants;
family members of deceased military personnel;
employees with long service (at least 10 years);
employees dismissed due to staff reduction;
persons who have retired due to age or length of service;
single parents with minor children, and others.

Conclusions

Service housing is an important tool for ensuring workforce capacity. It can be obtained based on a decision of an enterprise approved by a local council and a service housing warrant. Only active employees in the fields of defense, infrastructure, healthcare, education, etc., as well as privileged categories, may reside in such housing—even after termination of employment. To properly prepare for the process and avoid unnecessary delays, we recommend using the support of our real estate and housing lawyer.

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Do you work in a government agency or sector that entitles you to official housing?

Yes

2 question

Did you apply for company housing through your employer?

Yes

3 question

Do you need a lawyer to draw up a warrant and protect your housing rights?

Yes

Frequently asked questions about the service housing order

Is it possible to privatize an office apartment immediately after receiving a warrant?

No, because first it needs to be decommissioned. The whole procedure involves making a decision to exclude the premises from the number of official premises by order of the state administration, making a decision to transfer it to the applicant’s ownership by the enterprise. The military have the highest priority in obtaining such housing.

What happens if the period for which the warrant was issued has expired and the employee has not yet had time to move into the official housing?

If the applicant presents the housing order within the 30-day period, the document will lose its validity and settlement will be impossible. In this case, it is necessary to apply for its issuance again. In this case, it will be necessary to indicate a valid reason for missing this period (treatment, business trip, etc.).

Do they have the right to evict an employee if he quits of his own free will?

As a general rule, termination of employment is grounds for eviction of a person from the company housing (along with family members who also lived there). This can be avoided if the person has worked at the company for more than 10 years, or belongs to one of the preferential categories (veterans, people with disabilities, single parents, etc.).

Can a company provide an office apartment that is smaller than the legally established standard of 13.65 square meters?

Only in the form of a temporary measure to provide a person with housing until moving into another official residential premises. Moving a person into official housing that does not meet either technical or sanitary standards is a gross violation of the rights of such a person.

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