Some problems of qualifying crimes committed in the field of housing and communal services
On the basis of the analysis of criminal cases brought to courts, the conclusion about the ambiguity of approach of the law enforcement bodies and courts when qualifying a socially-dangerous acts committed in the housing sector (for example, article 160 and 201 of the criminal code). In order to eliminate the revealed problems and inconsistencies in enforcement practice, the author has defined the distinctive features characteristic for embezzlement and appropriation as forms of theft, allowing to distinguish between the offence of abuse of authority. Determined the significance of correct qualification of crimes in sphere of housing and communal complex.