The first floor of the house was a cause for concern, with the power outage in the living room and the bedroom ceiling, and the neighbours were often absent from their homes to look for the property, which had been caused by the blockage of the building's public sewers and the spilling of water into the kitchen of the owner's house on the second floor. Retrogressive problems continue to arise as a result of lax maintenance. The communication failed, and wang had to go to court。
What is the division of responsibilities between homeowners, upstairs households and property companies? Today, the fuoshan court published the outcome of the water spill dispute。
The public drainage pipe is blocked and leaking
In september 2022, a small king living in a 105-bedroom in a small district of guangdong's house was damaged and leaked into the wall by damage to the living room on the first floor and the ceiling on the second floor of the house, causing the entire house to lose electricity. From 2020 to the time of the flooding accident, the owner of the 205 upstairs took care of the father outside the province and the house was uninhabited. Then wang found the property and asked to deal with the leak。
The property was connected to a small area, and the parties agreed that the site would be visited by the property, after which it was discovered that the leak had been caused by the congestion of the public sewers in the building and the backsliding to the sink of the kitchen in room 205. Soon after, the property had dealt properly with the public sewer congestion, and wang had repaired his house at his own expense, which had been temporarily resolved。
As expected, in january 2024, there was another leak in the ceiling in the lobby of wang's home, and he contacted a small sheet. The small company contacted her house and found that the reason for the leak was still the backsliding of the public pipeline. Subsequently, the property used machines to bridge public pipelines. But not long ago, the backlash started again。
According to wang, the recurrence of this situation is the result of the prolonged absence of zhang from his home, which has been prolonged. Moreover, it is a sewer in a public area, and property companies are responsible. When the negotiations were unsuccessful, wang brought zhang and the property company together in court to claim damages。
In response, the upstairs owner zhang felt frustrated and his house was uninhabited for many years, and there could be no damage to the pipes. For its part, the property company argued that the area covered by the return water was the inner ceiling of the prince's own house, that it had no access to any pipeline, that it belonged to the exclusive part of the household, that it did not fall within the scope of property services, and that the damage should be borne by the property company without liability as a result of the king's irregular renovation and unauthorized closure of the public sewers。
During the hearing of the case, the court conducted an on-site investigation, which confirmed that 205 houses were uninhabited; 105 houses had water stains on the ceiling and on the ceiling, one kitchen section had been converted to a liquor cabinet, the public drainage pipe in the kitchen area had been closed and left unrepaired, and the drainage pipe had been cut down to the second floor of the 105 house, with a breach of the first layer, closed renovations and no overhauls, and the drainage pipe had eventually reached the garden outside 105 houses。
The court found that the faeces of 105 houses were indeed caused by the collapse of the public drainage pipeline, which led to the reversal of 205 houses and kitchen drainage pipes. Zhang did not commit any violation during the damage and was not guilty. Property companies, as providers of property services, are at fault for not fully meeting their maintenance and maintenance responsibilities for public pipelines. The public drainage pipes were closed at the time of little wang's renovation and were not inspected, which made it difficult for the property companies to do so, with their own fault。
On the whole, the court found that wang was liable for 40 per cent of the damage and the property company 60 per cent. His financial losses totalled $15,000, so that the property company should pay him $9,000. The case is now in force。
The judge stated that the property should properly maintain and manage part of the area owned by the owner
According to the programmer, the water drains in the buildings are directly related to the convenience and comfort of the residents in their daily lives and are poorly designed or maintained, which may lead to leaks or congestion and unnecessary neighbourhood conflicts. The owner should not modify himself or close the door during the renovation, so as to prevent the breakdown of the plumbing performance, which would hinder subsequent repairs。
At the same time, property service companies should properly maintain, conserve and manage the share of owners in the area of property services, and perform regular inspections and screening of public facilities, such as drainage pipes, in order to be able to detect and deter damage to public facilities, such as the private alteration of water pipes by owners。
In addition, in cases of lack of cooperation from the owners, timely communication and coordination should be undertaken to advance the process, so as not to retreat from distress, escape responsibility and allow the risks to exist。
