Does the property have the responsibility to deal with the problem of water leakage upstairs?

1. Water leaks because the quality of the house does not meet the national standards. During the warranty period, the owner can ask the developer to repair the leakage of the house and compensate the owner for the losses caused by it. The construction unit shall undertake the property warranty responsibility in accordance with the warranty period and scope stipulated by the state. The responsibility is not in the property.

2. If the water leakage is caused by the upstairs owner, the upstairs residents should find out the cause of the water leakage in time and carry out maintenance, and should also be responsible for the damage caused by their misconduct to the downstairs residents.

3. The natural aging of building waterproof materials leads to water leakage, and the upstairs and downstairs owners * * * share some maintenance responsibilities.

Legal basis: Article 296 of the General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), according to which the owner of real estate uses the adjacent real estate for water use, drainage, passage and pipeline laying. We should try our best to avoid causing damage to neighboring real estate owners.

"Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings" Article 20 The maintenance, renovation and renovation costs of residential buildings and facilities and equipment shall be shared according to the following provisions: (1) The maintenance, renovation and renovation costs of residential buildings or commercial buildings and non-residential buildings shall be shared by the relevant owners according to the proportion of their respective property construction areas.