Problems of determining the legal status of apartments in the Russian Federation

Purpose: On the base of analysis of the concept and practice related to apartments, to determine the place and legal status of apartments in the current legislation of the Russian Federation. Methodology: General scientific (analysis, synthesis, dialectical method) and formal-legal and comparative methods were used. Results: Conclusions based on the conducted system analysis can be used for further research in the field of human rights protection, as well as to improve the legal regulation of the new «unique» for the Russian Federation types of real estate. Novelty/originality/value: The relevance of this article is formed by the emergence and development of new real estate objects, such as apartments. The system analysis of the legislation of the Russian Federation made it possible to identify the main problem - the legal status of apartments in the legislation is not defined, and therefore there are difficulties not only from a theoretical point of view, but also in practice.