This is the first and so far the only book on this topic, which we tried to make as useful and easy to understand as possible, even for those who do not have deep knowledge in the field of housing law. At the same time, it contains comprehensive information on preparing and holding a general meeting of owners of premises in an apartment building and can become a desktop reference for employees of management organizations, members of the councils of apartment buildings, entrepreneurs who own non-residential premises and ordinary citizens who are not indifferent to the fate of their property .The process of holding a general meeting is presented in the manual in the form of a clear algorithm of actions on the part of owners and management organizations. A convenient breakdown of the text into meaningful blocks will help you quickly find the answer to a question of interest and highlight the most important points in it, and the practical advice provided and an overview of judicial practice will help you avoid common mistakes. From this manual you will learn how to properly prepare for a general meeting: observe the procedure for initiating and informing the owners, how to determine the agenda of the meeting, and where to get the money for its holding. Where to get a register of owners, how to determine the required quorum for different options on the GSM agenda, how to conduct voting and count votes, how to correctly draw up the final protocol, what liability is provided for falsifying the minutes of the general meeting of owners and what residents should do if they have a suspicion that this a violation occurred... You will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.