Legal Regulation of Infrastructure for the Provision of Public Utilities Services Using Regulatory Agreements (Contracts) in Russian and Foreign Practice

International and Russian experience in the application of regulatory contracts (agreements) in the sectors of communal infrastructure (housing and communal services) was investigated. Various models of regulatory agreements were analyzed. Prospects for the development of the concept of regulatory agreements in Russian legislation, including issues of tariff regulation within the framework of regulatory agreements, were considered. Conclusions were drawn regarding the prospects for introducing regulatory agreements in the communal infrastructure in Russia.