Today the Center is engaged in implementing two major programs: the program for forming associations of multifamily buildings owners and the program for private housing management and maintenance. In order to realize to what extent these programs are consistent with the national tasks in reforming housing sector, it is necessary to address certain provisions in the basic state documents relating to this sphere.
The major document establishing national policy for reforming housing and municipal economy is the National Housing Policy Concept approved by the Supreme Rada Resolution of June 30, 1995, No.254/95-BP. The document states that the national housing policy is aimed at creating conditions for the individuals to realize their right for housing; at increasing housing construction; at improving housing stock maintenance standards. Housing maintenance is one of the first priorities for the country's socio-economic development. The need to reform the national housing policy arises, in particular, from the need to speed up the housing sector integration into the general system of market economy.

The national housing policy envisages, among other things:

- further privatization of public housing stock, putting in place housing market and housing economy market structures;
- enhancing the units (buildings) owners' and users' responsibility for their appropriate use and maintenance;
- formation of multifamily buildings co-owners' associations (condominiums) aimed at providing adequate housing and attached territories maintenance.

Individuals (condominiums) can take part in: managing housing stock so as to protect their economic and social rights and interests; selecting on the competitive basis structures for housing construction, maintenance and repair; exercising control over housing and utilities expenses and pricing.
It is stated in conclusion that the National Housing Policy Concept provides a foundation for drafting new Housing Code of Ukraine, other legislative acts which regulate housing relations in the present socio-economic environment; its provisions shall be also taken into consideration in the course of designing regional and branch programs for providing public housing.
In order to promote further realization of the above-stated Concept, the Strategy for Reforming the National Housing Policy has been developed in Ukraine under the decision taken by the Coordination Committee for Reforming the National Housing Policy attached to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (protocol No.1 of August 2, 1996). This document states, in particular, that in order to expedite Ukrainians' more active involvement in preserving housing stock it is necessary to accelerate housing privatization, condominium formation and providing incentives for adequate housing maintenance. Since the standards of services rendered by the state-run housing maintenance structures are extremely low, the only right step towards improving service standards is creating competition in this sector.
The first provision in the Regulations "On the procedure for forming and operating associations set up by co-owners for managing, maintaining and using the residential buildings property in common use" (approved by the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No.588 of July 31, 1995) states that forming co-owners' associations for managing, maintaining and using the residential buildings property in common use (ancillary units, technical facilities, external improvements, attached territories, etc.) is mandatory.
In compliance with this Resolution, a joint Decree No.44/1217 on approving "Standard By-Laws for co-owners' associations for managing, maintaining and using residential buildings property in common use" was signed on October 16, 1995 by the State Committee of Ukraine for Housing and Municipal Economy and the State Property Fund .
A brief overview of these documents' main provisions proves that the Center programs are fully consistent not only with the strategy of housing reforms in Ukraine, but also with specific measures taken towards their realization.
This provided the chief grounds for signing on March 27, 1998 the Agreement on Cooperation between the State Committee for Construction, Architecture and Housing Policy in Ukraine and the International Non-Governmental Organization "Housing and Municipal Reform Support Center". The Agreement stipulates, in part, that the Center shall render practical assistance to the Committee in implementing the National Housing and Municipal Reforms program, while the Committee, in its turn, shall act as the chief coordinator for the Center's operation.

The Center's programs are implemented along the following major lines:

- collaboration with the Supreme Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers, ministries and agencies aimed at expediting housing reforms and improving effective legal framework in housing and municipal economy;
- drafting legal and normative acts in conjunction with the State Committee for Construction, Architecture and Housing Policy in Ukraine;
- holding seminars for different level executive officials on the subject of creating favorable local conditions for forming condominiums and for attracting private housing maintenance companies;
- holding seminars for multifamily buildings residents on the subject of setting up and operating condominiums;
- preparing, publishing and disseminating publications on setting up, registering and operating condominiums;
- conducting training sessions for officials involved in housing maintenance on PMM program (Western experience in real estate management), restructuring their work to meet current requirements;
- training private companies staff interested in participating in competitions for housing maintenance;
- holding upgrading and expertise-sharing seminars for private maintenance companies which have been in business for some time already;
- preparing, publishing and disseminating methodological materials on competitive selection of private housing maintenance companies and publications helpful for private companies already engaged in housing maintenance.

The Center specialists have done a lot and have accumulated considerable expertise in implementing housing and municipal reforms in Ukraine since the beginning of their realization. The Center specialists, in particular:

- have taken part in drafting the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No.588 "On approving the Regulations on the procedure for forming and operating associations set up by co-owners for managing, maintaining and using residential buildings property in common use";
- have taken part in drafting the Housing Code of Ukraine, the National Housing Policy Concept, Standard By-Laws for multifamily buildings co-owners' associations, Regulations on the associations state registration, other major state documents pertaining to housing and municipal reforms in Ukraine;
- have developed and submitted to the State Committee for Construction, Architecture and Housing Policy of Ukraine proposals for amending the draft of the Civil Code of Ukraine, draft Laws of Ukraine "On introducing alterations and amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On privatization of public housing stock" and "On associations of multifamily buildings co-owners and on condominium associations", draft Cabinet of Ministers Resolutions "On competitive selection of housing maintenance and repair companies and their operation", "On restructuring housing and construction (housing) cooperatives into multifamily buildings co-owners' associations" and other document drafts. Their efforts in drafting legal and normative acts, which are indispensable for successful accomplishment of housing and municipal reforms, are ongoing.;
- under Condo Program have prepared and held 551 seminars for officials, 561 seminars for multifamily buildings residents. There have been 277 press publications, 116 TV broadcasts and 68 radio broadcasts about the relevant issues. Their efforts resulted in forming 1047 condominiums in 150 cities of Ukraine;
- under PMM program have prepared and held 121 seminar for officials and 29 three-day training sessions for private companies in 130 cities of Ukraine. As a result, 120 competitively selected private companies in 50 cities and towns of Ukraine have already concluded contracts for maintaining 300,000 units;
- have authored and disseminated all over Ukraine a great number of recommendations, guides, manuals, training courses, reference books on the above-stated programs;
- are busy preparing and publishing the National Housing Sector Program information newsletter "Housing Reform News".