A turnkey smart building platform for developers in Kazakhstan
Unitify connects video intercoms, access control, cameras, meter readings and a resident app into one platform for developers building residential complexes in Almaty, Astana and beyond, and for the ОСИ that holds the mandate and the management company or КСК 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 for Kazakhstan’s ОСИ, НСУ and management companies
One platform built for how an ОСИ actually runs a building after the shift from КСК.
Payment rails already in use
Halyk (ePay) acquiring is integrated directly into billing and bills can be delivered into the PayNet network; Kaspi is how residents already pay, not an integration.
Kaspi.kz
Residents already find “КСК” and “ОСИ” as a dedicated utility-payment category inside the Kaspi app and pay through it — a payment method Unitify accounts for in billing, not a connected integration.
Halyk Bank (ePay)
Halyk acquiring is integrated directly into Unitify’s billing: residents pay dues by card in the resident app, processed through Halyk’s ePay gateway.
PayNet
Unitify delivers bills into the PayNet network, where the resident pays them directly.
Built around Kazakhstan’s Law on Housing Relations, verified against the primary source
Every claim below links to the primary-source citation it is verified against, not a summary.
Two forms of management: ОСИ and НСУ (arts. 47, 42, 44)
The law gives owners exactly two forms of management: НСУ (direct joint management) and ОСИ (a non-profit legal entity, one per building). ОСИ has existed since the 2019 housing reform (Law № 284-VI of 26 December 2019); НСУ replaced the earlier простое товарищество option under Law № 207-VIII of 15 July 2025, which took effect 60 calendar days after publication, in September 2025.
Arts. 47, 42, 44 Law on Housing Relations, Adilet ↗Mandatory contributions under art. 34-1
Owners must pay three contributions: a current contribution no lower than the local minimum; an accumulative contribution of at least 0.005 MRP per m² per month, ring-fenced for capital repair; and a targeted contribution — optional to levy, compulsory to pay once the assembly resolves to levy it. Late payment carries penalty interest and no limitation period.
Art. 34-1 Law on Housing Relations, Adilet ↗Digital-object voting — no ЭЦП needed to vote (Order № 163)
Residents vote through a digital object with no ЭЦП: Order № 163 requires only that the owner be identified (para. 22). The resulting electronic protocol is signed with a digital signature (ЭЦП) by the meeting chairman, the meeting secretary and the meeting initiator(s) — para. 24 of Order № 163, as amended by Order № 358 of 16.07.2026, matching art. 42(15) of the Law on Housing Relations.
Paras. 22, 24, Order № 163 as amended by Order № 358 (16.07.2026), Adilet ↗Two accounts, with a small-building exemption (arts. 34-2, 48, 49, 51-1, 51-5, 51-6)
The current and savings accounts are opened within 15 calendar days; when a management company or КСК opens them, the law requires opening them on the condominium object itself, not pooled at the operator. Buildings of fewer than 36 units under НСУ may operate without either account and without engaging a management subject. Capital-repair money can be spent only on an assembly resolution and cannot be pledged against owners’ debts.
Arts. 34-2, 48, 49, 51-1, 51-5, 51-6 Law on Housing Relations, Adilet ↗КСК was not abolished — it moved one tier down (art. 51-6)
Under art. 51-6, a кооператив собственников квартир (нежилых помещений) is a current legal entity — the statute expressly permits the abbreviation "КСК" — but it now sits one tier below the form of management, as a management subject engaged by an ОСИ or by owners under НСУ, serving two or more buildings, either under contract with the ОСИ chairman or on the strength of an assembly protocol under НСУ.
Art. 51-6 Law on Housing Relations, Adilet ↗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, ОСИ boards and management companies ask
How should a developer approach smart-building technology in a new residential 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 ОСИ or management company already connected, not as separate systems to integrate later.
What does a resident and management-company app need to cover?
Meter readings, requests to the board or management company, building news, owner voting — the law expressly provides for voting through a digital object, and residents need no national digital signature, only reliable identification; the resulting protocol itself is signed with a digital signature (ЭЦП) by the meeting chairman, secretary and initiator(s) — and bill payment through Kaspi or Halyk, in one app rather than several.
What changed for ОСИ, НСУ and КСК in 2025, and does it matter for smart-building decisions?
The simple-partnership legal form was removed — since September 2025 the two forms of management are ОСИ and НСУ, and КСК became a management subject engaged by an ОСИ or by owners under НСУ. The new art. 34-1 obliges owners to pay current, accumulative and targeted contributions — the targeted one compulsory to pay once the assembly resolves to levy it — giving owners a formal way to fund things like a building’s access-control or intercom upgrade.
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, 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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