Keyword: «house-centered model»

The article examines the historical and theoretical prerequisites for comparing housing and utilities management models in Russia and China. It argues that Russian housing and utilities management and Chinese property management (物业管理) are not complete institutional equivalents. The Russian model developed around an apartment building, common property, management contract and public supervision, while the Chinese model developed around a property management area, local community and administrative coordination. The article concludes that the two systems should be compared functionally.