Abstract
The article presents foreign experience in managing the housing stock, utilities, and also considers the main tariffs for utilities. Payment for utilities by the population is carried out on a monthly basis by transferring cash flows between various service providers from representatives of condominiums. Meanwhile, payment for utilities in various CSCs is carried out at different rates. This article also considers domestic experience in cost optimization in the management of an apartment building, which helped to identify various problem areas that require research, this explains the relevance of the topic of this article. In addition, practical approaches and procedures have been developed to optimize the costly part of housing and communal services management in high-rise buildings. Also, the study evaluates the cost model for managing an apartment building, which relies on certain services provided by a cooperative of owners. At the same time, based on the analysis, the optimal amount is determined for the effective functioning of the management company.