Problems of application of the term "residential premises" in the legislation of the Russian Federation

The article substantiates that the use of the term «residential premises» in legislation as a generalizing legal category, as well as in various meanings, contributes to inaccuracy in understanding the generic concept and certain types of housing. The relevance of the allocation of a universal generic legal equivalent is also conditioned by the expansion of the object of legal relations, the emergence of new facilities that meet the housing needs of citizens, including residential apartments. The main general scientific method of research was the dialectical method, which allowed us to consider the theoretical, methodological and legal conditions for using the term «housing» as a unified concept, to establish the types of objects that meet the housing needs of citizens. It is concluded that at the methodological level, the use of the term «dwelling» covers all existing housing facilities suitable for permanent and temporary residence of citizens, and will also contribute to uniformity in the application of terminology in regulatory documents.