The article is devoted to the issues of resettlement of emergency housing stock on the territory of the Altai Territory. The authors conducted a review of the existing state of the housing stock, a comparative analysis of data, research materials on this issue. As a result, the problems of the implementation of housing stock settlement in the city of Barnaul were formulated proposals formulated its mechanism. The proposals indicated in the article can be implemented not only on the territory of the city of Barnaul, but also in all cities of both the Altai Territory and the Russian Federation. The problems of the urban emergency housing stock identified in the article and the outlined proposals for the implementation mechanism: preparation of programs, redistribution of funding, creation of a regulatory framework, etc. will increase the comfort of residents and increase the comprehensive improvement of cities. Authorities at all levels will have the opportunity to provide targeted assistance to residents in the first place, when there is an urgent need.