Recently, Mr. Liu, a citizen who lives in Mingfengjiayuan, Lane 2851, Dongfang Road, Nanquan Street, Pudong New Area, reported to the Xinmin Evening News column "Xinmin Helping the Nong" that many owners of the community took advantage of the renovation to fix the iron railings on the balcony. Demolition, capping the original balcony without authorization, changed the facade structure of the community, brought security risks to the entire residential building, and made them worried.
The balcony closure affects the façade structure of the community
Mr. Liu, a resident of Building 26 in the residential community, told reporters that on September 10 this year, when the owner of the building was renovating, the noise was too loud, which caught his attention. Mr. Liu looked up and saw that a high-rise family was knocking on the balcony. "Our community was built in 2000. At the beginning, the developer and the property had an agreement with the owner that the railing of the balcony is a load-bearing part, and it is not allowed to seal the balcony or knock on the balcony without authorization." Mr. Liu recalled that the owner of this household soon replaced his balcony. completely closed. In this way, the structure of the façade has been directly changed, causing many upstairs and downstairs owners to worry about safety issues.
What worries Mr. Liu and many owners is that after seeing someone "taking the lead", other residents also "follow the example": at the end of September this year, the owner of Building 24 knocked off the balcony railing, and then borrowed it. The machine closed the balcony. According to Mr. Liu, after the discovery of the situation, many owners questioned in the owner group, and constantly reported to the property management and the neighborhood committee, but it was not resolved.
Property: The agreement was not to knock on the balcony, it has been reported to the law enforcement department
reporter contacted the community property to understand the situation. Manager Wang introduced that there are a total of 6 high-rise buildings in the community, each with 12 floors, and a total of 138 residents. He admitted that since last year, some owners have closed the balcony without authorization. "The railing of the balcony was originally made of cast iron. We will also confirm with the owners before decoration. For safety reasons, neither the railing nor the balcony can be knocked out. However, there are still some owners who go their own way."
Manager Wang further explained If the owner closes the balcony without authorization, then change the original balcony structure and make floor-to-ceiling windows, which not only destroys the appearance, but also directly affects the overall structural safety of the facade of the community, thus bringing security risks to the owner and other residents in the community. In this regard, the property has issued a rectification notice to the relevant owners, requesting to restore the original state.
"However, at present, these owners still have not rectified. Some owners also argue that the iron railing needs to be repaired after aging, but this statement is not true. Because, the iron railing can be replaced during the decoration, without the need to complete the balcony. It's all sealed." Manager Wang said that the relevant situation has been reported to the street housing office and the urban management law enforcement department.
Xinmin Evening News reporter Xu Chi
