Riga City Council publishes amendments to the co-financing regulations for the modernization of residential buildings

On September 29, 2026, the binding regulations of the Riga City Council No. RD-26-56-sn were published in the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, “Latvijas Vēstnesis” (No. 187, OP 2026/187) — an amendment to the Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-24-294-sn of August 28, 2024, “On Co-financing for the Maintenance and Modernization of Residential Buildings in Riga”. The entry is included in the “LOCAL GOVERNMENTS” section of the issue as the 3rd numbered item. This publication officially announces changes to the regulations that determine the amount of municipal co-financing and the procedure for its allocation for the maintenance and modernization of residential buildings in the capital.

Two Riga City Council decisions in one issue

• Item 3: amendment to the binding regulations No. RD-24-294-sn of August 28, 2024, “On Co-financing for the Maintenance and Modernization of Residential Buildings in Riga”; the new act — Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-26-56-sn.
• Item 4: amendment to the binding regulations No. RD-24-302-sn of October 16, 2024, “On Co-financing for the Preservation of Certain Historical Buildings in Riga”; the new act — Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-26-57-sn.
• Both acts were issued by the Riga City Council and published in a single issue of the official publication.

Official publication and references

• Publication: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, September 29, 2026, No. 187.
• Official reference: OP 2026/187.
• Section: “LOCAL GOVERNMENTS”, entry No. 3.
• Published act: Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-26-56-sn.
• Amended act: Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-24-294-sn of August 28, 2024.
• Publication source: www.vestnesis.lv, issue No. 187.

Context: municipal co-financing as a permanent practice

Acts of other municipalities were also published in the same “LOCAL GOVERNMENTS” section of the official publication — Ogre Municipality Council binding regulations No. 19/2026, No. 20/2026, and No. 21/2026, Saldus Municipality Council binding regulations No. 19, No. 20, and No. 21, Krāslava Municipality Council binding regulations No. 2026/11, Talsi Municipality Council binding regulations No. 16 and No. 20, as well as Tukums Municipality Council binding regulations No. 25.

The day before, on September 28, 2026, in issue No. 186, the Jūrmala City Council binding regulations No. 21 were published — amendments to the Jūrmala Council binding regulations No. 50 of October 25, 2022, “On the amount of co-financing of the Jūrmala state city municipality and the procedure for its allocation for the implementation of energy efficiency improvement measures for multi-apartment residential buildings”. This indicates that the renewal of co-financing regulations is occurring in several municipalities simultaneously.

What this means for Riga residents

The amendments apply to the rules governing municipal support for the maintenance and modernization of residential buildings; therefore, they affect everyone living in Riga who plans building renovation or maintenance work with municipal co-financing. The precise amount of support, the allocation procedure, and the submission conditions must be sought in the published text of the act, rather than in the announcement of its issuance. Since the amendments have been published in the official gazette, they are publicly available to any interested party.

Official source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Latvia “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, September 29, 2026, No. 187 (OP 2026/187), section “MUNICIPALITIES”, point 3 — Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-26-56-sn; point 4 — Riga City Council binding regulations No. RD-26-57-sn. Publication source: www.vestnesis.lv, issue No. 187.