I.Metshin: “Clear agreements between property management companies and residents are important for quality snow removal in the yards”

Kazan property management companies are fully prepared for the winter season. For quality and timely cleaning of yards, it is necessary that Kazan residents remove vehicles from the yards, and for this purpose, it is necessary to inform car owners in a timely manner about the upcoming cleaning, Mayor Ilsur Metshin said today at the Business Monday.

In the course of preparation, property management companies perform work related to the repair of roofing, window and doorways, setting glass, ensuring the standard temperature and humidity conditions of residential premises, said Dmitry Anisimov, Chairman of the Housing and Utilities Committee.

Almost 3 thousand yard keepers will provide the maintenance of house territories in winter. However, the issue of seasonal turnover of the yard keepers, as in previous years, remains one of the most challenging, said D.Anisimov.

Mechanized cleaning provides the standard maintenance of the yard territory in case of a shortage of yard keepers. According to D.Anisimov, property management companies have prepared 195 cleaning equipment vehicles, while last year there were 163 units.

“Today, the special cleaning equipment fleet is no longer exotic. Over the past summer season, we have received another 30 vehicles, in total, more than 200 units of equipment are engaged in cleaning territories that replace thousands of missing workers”, - the Mayor of Kazan said.

The growing number of personal transport that citizens park in the yards complicates the situation, added I.Metshin. Chaotic parked cars often block not only the cleaning vehicles, but also the work yard keepers.

“In these circumstances, clear agreements between property management companies and residents are important. This depends on the senior tenants, and on the degree of responsibility of residents”, - said I.Metshin.

Residents will be promptly informed about the upcoming mechanized cleaning by announcements on information boards or messages in Internet messengers, D.Anisimov noted.

Much attention in the upcoming season will traditionally be paid to cleaning roofs from snow and ice and monitoring the thickness of snow coverage on flat roofs, as well as the state of storm drain.

“For cleaning of roofs from ice and snow, the property management companies should have skilled staff to work at height. If necessary, industrial climbers will be additionally involved”, - said the Chairman of the Housing and Utilities Committee.