Who will bear the replacement cost if the water meter is broken?

Who will bear the cost of replacing the water meter in the community

It is borne by the water supply company, and neither the property nor the owner has any obligation.

Article 65 1 of the Civil Code: the power supplier's obligation of safe power supply. Power supply enterprises shall supply power safely in accordance with the quality standards and agreements stipulated by the state. If the power supplier fails to supply power safely in accordance with the quality standards and agreements stipulated by the state, causing losses to the power user, it shall be liable for compensation.

What are the ways for owners to protect their rights?

(1) administrative channels

Complain. In view of community planning, real estate license handling, housing quality and other related issues. , the owner can report to the local government construction administrative department, consumer rights protection association and quality supervision department. With regard to the property management of residential quarters, according to the Regulations on Property Management promulgated by the State Council, the owners can complain to the real estate administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level where the property is located.

(2) Legal channels

1. Submit administrative reconsideration and administrative litigation to the local real estate administrative department.

2. Developers and property management companies file civil lawsuits for breach of contract or infringement. The "contract" in breach of contract refers to the sales contract and property service contract signed by the owner and the property management company. The "rights" in infringement include personal rights and property rights such as citizens' private property inviolability, owners' right to enjoy quality property management services and living environment, and citizens' consumption rights. When this kind of dispute occurs, the owner can bring the dispute to court or bring a lawsuit directly to the local people's court, requesting the court to exercise judicial power to solve the dispute according to law.

3. Submit to the arbitration organ for arbitration.

(3) Other channels

1, the owner and the property management company negotiate to solve it. The Regulations on Property Management clearly stipulates the rights and obligations among owners, owners' committees and property management companies. Owners and property management companies can resolve management disputes through consultation on a voluntary and equal basis in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, management statutes and property management contracts.

2. Third-party mediation. This means that the owner and the property management company can submit the dispute to a third person, and the third person will preside over the negotiation between the two parties, so as to urge the two parties to reach a mediation agreement on the basis of voluntariness and equality. General mediation can be divided into three types: civil mediation, administrative mediation and judicial mediation. For example, it can be mediated by the people's mediation Committee where the property company is located.

3. Change a property management company. If the above methods can't satisfy the owner, the owner can change the property management company.

According to China's current purchase procedures, buyers should sign purchase contracts with developers. At the same time, when using a unified real estate sales contract, there will be clauses that the buyer agrees that the house he buys will be managed by the seller or the buyer's property management company. Therefore, property buyers must be bound by the preliminary property service contract signed by the property management company selected by the developer and accept their property management services. Therefore, in practice, many property management companies usually claim that owners have no right to change property management companies on this ground.