Ms.Lubroughttherealestatedevelopmentcompanyandthepropertymanagementcompanytothecourttogetherwiththegrounddraintoblockthepublicsewagepipe,whichcausedthesewagetoreturntothehome,causingthetwodefendantstocompensatethedecorationlossofmorethan50,000yuan.Recently,theIntermediatePeople'sCourtofNantongCityofJiangsuProvincemadeafinaljudgmentonthecase.Thedefendantpropertycompanyfailedtofulfillitsmanagementobligations,assumed40%ofthecompensationliability,andcompensatedtheplaintifffor21,540yuan;rejectedtheplaintiff'sclaimagainsttherealestatedevelopmentcompany.
OnMay24,2009,Ms.LupurchasedasetofhousesonthesecondfloorfromNantongWantongRealEstateCo.,Ltd.OnNovember30,2010,Ms.LusignedapropertymanagementserviceagreementwithapropertycompanyinNantongafterdeliveringthehouse,andstayedinthenewhouseattheendof2011.Article2oftheagreementstipulatesthatthecontentsofthepropertymanagementserviceincludethemaintenanceandmanagementoftheequipmentandfacilitiesofthehouse(includingtheupperandlowerwaterpipes)anditsoperation.
InSeptember2013,Ms.Lu,whohadbeenoutformanydays,openedherdoorandfoundthatthehousewascoveredwithdirtformorethanayear.Aftertheinvestigationofthepropertycompany,itwasconfirmedthatthegrounddrainleakedthesewagepipeonthefirstfloor,causingthesewagetoreturntothehome.Afteridentification,thevalueofthehousedecorationafterbeingsoakedbywateris53,350yuan.
Aftermanyunsuccessfulclaims,Ms.Lufiledalawsuitagainsttherealestatedevelopmentcompanyandthepropertycompany.
Therealestatedevelopmentcompanyarguedthattheaccidentwascausedbyimproperuseoftheunitownerorotherhumanfactors,requestingthedismissaloftheplaintiff’sclaim;thepropertycompanyarguedthattheaccidentoccurredwascausedbyimproperdecorationoftheupstairshouseholdorimproperdecorationoftheplaintiff.Theupstairshouseholdortheplaintiffshallbeartheresponsibility,andthesewagepipeintheowner'shouseshallnotbeacommonpartwithinthescopeofthepropertyservicecontract,anditcannotbemaintainedorbelongtoitsmaintenancescope.
ThefirstinstanceoftheChongchuanDistrictCourtheldthatiftheinfringementofthepropertyrightscauseddamagetotherightholder,therightholdermayrequestdamages.Theconcealedrealestatedevelopmentcompany'shousingsharingfacilitiesareconcealedandcausedamagetoothers,andshouldbeartortliability.Asthepropertymanagementserviceprovider,thedefendantpropertycompanyfailedtomaintainandmanagethesewagepipelineinvolved,andshouldalsobearresponsibilityfortheloss.Consideringthiscase,theremaybefactorssuchastheimproperuseoftheowner,thelong-termunidentifiedpersonintheplaintiff'shome,andotherfactors.Itisdeterminedthatthetwodefendantsareresponsiblefor40%ofthecompensation,andeachoftheplaintiffscompensates21,540yuan.
Afterthejudgmentofthefirstinstance,bothdefendantsrefusedtoaccepttheappeal.
Duringthetrialofthesecondinstance,therealestatedevelopmentcompanysubmittedrelevantevidencesuchasthepasstestrecordtothecourttoprovethatthecompanyconductedthepasstestbeforethedeliveryofthecaseonAugust2,2010,andallthe16pipesweresuccessfullypassed.Thetestresultswerequalified,anditwasarguedthatthesewerblockagewasnotrelatedtoit.
TheNantongIntermediatePeople'sCourtheldthattherealestatedevelopmentcompanyinthiscasehadpassedtheballtestandpassedtheacceptancetestbeforethedeliveryofthecase,andthecaseinvolvedthehousehasbeenusedforalongtimesincethedeliverytothetimeoftheincident.Thepossibilityoffloordrainleftinthesewagepipeatthetimeofdeliveryisverysmall.Therefore,thecourtoffirstinstancefoundthatthesewageoverflowisalackofbasisfortheconcealedhouseandshouldbecorrected.Ms.Lufailedtoprovideotherevidencetoprovethattherealestatedevelopmentcompanyisatfault,sotherealestatedevelopmentcompanyisnotliableforcompensation.Thecourtoffirstinstancediscretionthatthepropertymanagementcompanyisresponsiblefor40%oftheliabilityinthiscase.Theplaintiff,Ms.Lu,maymakeadditionalclaimstotheactualinfringerfortheremaininglosses.
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Thepropertyisresponsibleforthedailymaintenancemanagementofthepublicfacilities.
Article46ofthe“RegulationsonPropertyManagement”stipulates:“Propertyserviceenterprisesshallstoptheviolationoflawsandregulationsconcerningpublicsecurity,environmentalprotection,propertydecorationanduse,etc.inthepropertymanagementarea,andpromptlyreporttorelevantadministrativemanagement.Departmentreport."
Accordingtothepropertymanagementserviceagreement,thefacilitiessharedbytheownersofthesewagepipelinesbelongtothepropertymanagementscopeofthepropertycompany.Thepropertycompanyfailedtomaintainandmanagethisintime.Itisfaulty.Liability.Atthesametime,thepropertymanagementcompanysignedapropertymanagementserviceagreementwiththeowner,andthepropertymanagementcompanyshouldsupervisetheownertoabidebytheServiceDecorationManagementAgreement.Accordingtotheanalysisofthepropertycompany,thefloordrainislikelytofallintothesewagepipelineduetoimproperdecorationoftheupper-flooroccupantsorimproperdecorationoftheplaintiff.Ifthepropertycompanyanalyzesitistrue,itshouldalsobearcorrespondingresponsibilityforitsmanagementdefault.
JiJianboremindedthatpropertymanagemententerprisesshouldconductservicesinaccordancewiththeservicecontents,methods,timeandrequirementsstipulatedinthepropertyservicecontract,andregularlymaintainthefacilitiesandequipment.Atthesametime,theownershouldperformthesupervisionandmanagementdutiesproperly,andtheimproperdecorationoftheownershouldbestoppedintime,otherwisetheremaybethepossibilityofbeingcompensated.