Public legal regulation of registration of physical persons in the Russian Federation

In this article the authors analyze such a constitutional right of citizens of the Russian Federation as the right to housing, and pay special attention to its realization through the prism of the implementation of the procedure of registration of citizens at the place of residence. The relevance of the topic is justified by the presence of a number of problems in this institution, as well as its importance for the realization by citizens of many other rights. The study considers the current law enforcement practice, identifies legal problems associated with refusals to register citizens at their place of residence. The historical aspect of the problem under study is highlighted. The conducted analysis of law enforcement, according to the author’s position, shows that today there is an extensive practice indicating violations of the rights of individuals by the authorized bodies of registration of citizens at the place of residence, expressed in illegal refusals to register.