A turnkey smart building platform for developers in Azerbaijan
Unitify connects video intercoms, access control, cameras, meter readings and a resident app into one platform for developers building residential complexes in Baku and beyond, and for the idarəedici təşkilat or MMMC that runs the building afterward. Anything that exposes an API or SIP interface is connected under the project: intercoms, access controllers, barriers with plate recognition, lift access, cameras, meters and smart-home devices in apartments. Hikvision and Dahua intercoms and door controllers connect through the device’s own interface (ISAPI, SIP).
Built around the Housing Code of Azerbaijan
One platform built for the Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2009) and the mənzil mülkiyyətçiləri müştərək cəmiyyəti (MMMC) it recognizes as the owners' association form.
How residents already pay, and the acquirer already integrated
Yigim is Unitify's integrated payment institution (Central Bank license ÖT-003, acquiring). MilliÖn, m10, ABB mobile and Portmanat are Central Bank-licensed rails Azerbaijani residents already use — MilliÖn publishes an “MTK ödənişləri” directory and ABB carries the same category in its app — none of them a connected Unitify integration.
Yigim
Unitify's integrated payment institution in Azerbaijan (Central Bank license ÖT-003, for the acquiring of payment operations) — dues can be collected and reconciled straight through it, with no separate app to switch to.
MilliÖn
A trademark of PashaPay, a Central Bank of Azerbaijan-licensed e-money institution (license EPT-004) — publishes its own “MTK ödənişləri” directory for building-management billers, not a connected Unitify integration.
m10
A trademark of PashaPay, the same Central Bank-licensed e-money institution behind MilliÖn (license EPT-004) — not a connected Unitify integration.
ABB mobile
Azərbaycan Beynəlxalq Bankı's own banking app carries a “Kommunal/MTK” payment category for building charges — a bank, not a connected Unitify integration.
Portmanat
A Central Bank of Azerbaijan-licensed e-money institution (license EPT-005) — not a connected Unitify integration.
Built around the Housing Code of Azerbaijan, verified against the primary source
Every claim below links to the primary-source citation it is verified against, not a summary.
One Housing Code, three management forms, one managing organization per building (art. 141)
Multi-apartment buildings are governed by the Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, adopted 30 June 2009 and in force since 1 October 2009. Owners must choose one of three forms at a general meeting — direct management, an MMMC or specialised cooperative, or a managing organization — and a building may have only one managing organization. If owners choose nothing within a year, the municipality runs an open competition and owners must contract with the winner.
Arts. 141, 141.10, Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Cabinet Decision No. 128 of 01.07.2010, e-qanun.az ↗General meeting: over-50% quorum, no reduced repeat quorum, no electronic vote (arts. 43–47)
The owners' general meeting is the building's management body. Quorum is more than half of all votes, with no reduced quorum if a meeting fails and must be re-run. Most decisions pass on a majority present; reconstruction, repair of the common property, land-use limits and giving common property into use need two-thirds of all votes. Absentee voting exists, but the Code has no electronic ballot — the written decision is delivered to the address named in the meeting notice.
Arts. 43–47, Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, e-qanun.az ↗The MMMC: a non-commercial legal person, one per building, with its own bank accounts (arts. 119–131)
An owners' association — mənzil mülkiyyətçiləri müştərək cəmiyyəti — is created by a general-meeting decision carried by more than half of all votes, and a building may have only one. It has its own bank accounts, a board and an audit commission; the board monitors timely payment by each participant and puts an annual estimate and financial report to the meeting. A reserve or repair fund may be created by the meeting, but no capital-repair contribution is mandatory.
Arts. 119–131, Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, e-qanun.az ↗A billing calendar written into the Code: invoice by the 5th, payment by the 15th (art. 137.1)
Unless the management contract says otherwise, each month's charge is payable by the 15th of the following month against payment documents presented by the 5th, and a rate change must be notified 30 days before the first bill that carries it. There is no requirement to open a separate bank account per building and no cashless-payment mandate.
Arts. 137.1, 137.11, Housing Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, e-qanun.az ↗Arrears: a court claim, and an administrative fine up to 150% of the debt on a repeat offence (art. 393-1.4)
An MMMC may sue in court for compulsory recovery of the mandatory payments and for the loss non-payment caused. Separately, the Code of Administrative Offences treats evading payment of maintenance costs on time and in full as an offence — a fine of 100% to 150% of the amount due, heard by the Ministry of Economy or the local executive authority, and imposed conditionally on a first offence.
Arts. 122.3–122.4, Housing Code; art. 393-1.4, Code of Administrative Offences, e-qanun.az ↗Managing a building is not a licensed activity, and the Housing Code sets up no state platform
A managing organization may be any legal person or sole trader, whatever its organizational-legal form — construction is licensed, managing the finished building is not. The Housing Code provides no electronic voting, no mandatory electronic reporting, no per-building bank account, and no state register of buildings, associations or managing organizations; records and charge calculations sit with the association or the managing organization itself.
Law on Licences and Permits No. 176-VQ; Housing Code arts. 43–47, 119–131, 135–140, e-qanun.az ↗The hardware layer, wired into your platform
Intercom, access, video, meters and EV charging connect through mini apps, alongside your requests and billing.
Digital intercom
Calls go straight to the resident’s phone. Entry by app, BLE tag or face.
Access control
Contactless entry by phone or tag. Vehicle access by plate recognition.
Video surveillance
Live cameras, digital archives and plate recognition at the gate.
Meter telemetry
Readings come from residents in the app, from a file or over the API from your metering system. Smart meters that expose an interface are connected under the project.
EV charging
Stations on the map, sessions booked, billed and tracked in the app.
Building management
Ventilation, heating, lifts and other systems monitored from one dashboard, with instant alerts.
Hikvision and Dahua: connected under the project
We connect Hikvision and Dahua IP intercoms, door panels and door controllers to the resident app through the device’s own interface (ISAPI, SIP, API): the call from the panel, opening the door, cameras. It is project work, not a ready-made plug-in for every model, and we confirm the exact model before the contract.
Devices, orchestrator, resident app
Devices
Intercoms, access control, cameras, meters, EV chargers and building systems, from any vendor.
Orchestrator
Unitify connects every device to one dashboard. New hardware plugs in as a mini app, nothing gets replaced.
Resident app
One app for doors, meters, intercom calls and charging. No fifth login to remember.
Questions developers and building managers ask
How should a developer approach smart-building technology in a new Azerbaijani complex?
Treat it as one platform decision, not a shopping list of hardware: access control, video intercoms, dispatching and a resident app should hand over to the building's management form already connected. Where the developer owns every unit before the first sale, it can set that management form alone and in writing (art. 45.7) — exactly the moment a platform decision gets made.
What is a managing organization, and does it need a license in Azerbaijan?
It's the idarəedici təşkilat — any legal person or sole trader that owners contract with to run the building, chosen at the owners' general meeting or, if owners choose nothing within a year, by an open municipal competition. Managing a building is not a licensed activity in Azerbaijan.
Does Azerbaijan's Housing Code let owners vote electronically?
No. The Housing Code contains no electronic-voting provision: an absentee ballot is expressly a written decision delivered to the address named in the meeting notice (art. 47.5). The only electronic system the Code mentions is document retrieval from the E-Government Information System for conversion and housing-registration paperwork — nothing about meetings, charges or reporting.
How does a video intercom with phone unlocking work?
The call goes to the resident's phone through the app instead of a panel inside the apartment. The resident sees the visitor on camera and unlocks the door remotely.
What does a smart building cost a developer in Azerbaijan, roughly?
It depends on which systems are included — access control, intercoms, dispatching, meters — and scales with unit count. Unitify's cost calculator breaks this down per building rather than quoting a flat industry number.
Can you connect the intercom or access hardware we already have?
Usually yes. If the panel, controller, camera or meter exposes an integration interface (an API, SIP, ONVIF or a Modbus or M-Bus gateway), we connect it to the resident app under the project. Barriers with plate recognition, lift access and in-apartment smart home are handled the same way, as project work. Hardware with no interface cannot be connected, and we check the exact model before you commit. Hikvision and Dahua video intercoms and door controllers are the most common cases here, connected through their own interfaces.
Can the intercom fee appear on the resident’s monthly bill?
Yes. In Unitify billing the intercom fee is a separate line on the resident’s personal account and bill, next to maintenance and utilities, at the rate set by the management company, owners’ association or service company. Whether and how such a fee may be charged depends on local rules and the owners’ decision, so confirm that locally; Unitify only issues the line.
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