Is it illegal to close the balcony?

Closing the balcony is not an illegal building, which is a common practice for safety reasons. Generally, many properties will also require owners to close balconies, usually by closing windows. The definition of illegal building is a building built without obtaining the planning permission of construction project. It is reasonable to seal the balcony, so it is not illegal. However, in the process of implementation, the legitimate rights and interests of others shall not be harmed.

The practice of closing the balcony

1, overall framework

(1) Integral frame means that the frame reaches the top of the balcony from the ground, which is an integral frame, and the upper part is generally divided into sliding windows (translation windows); The lower part is a fixed frame, and the glass is fixed in it with an aluminum alloy frame.

(2) Advantages of the integral frame: elegant appearance, strong sense of integrity, safety and firmness.

(3) Disadvantages of the overall frame: The frame will occupy the use area of the balcony when sitting on the balcony railing.

2. Splicing frame

(1) framing means that the frame is made on the balcony railing, which is a sliding window (translation window); The lower part of the railing is made of frameless 8mm tempered glass combined with silica gel, and 8mm tempered glass with frame can also be selected.

(2) Advantages of the split frame: it is economical and will not occupy the use area of the balcony.

(3) Disadvantages of split frame: the safety factor is poor, there are many hidden dangers, and safety accidents are prone to occur in the later period, and the aesthetics is slightly inferior to that of the whole frame.

Illegal buildings mainly include

1, a building built without application or approval and without obtaining a construction land planning permit and a construction project planning permit;

2, unauthorized changes in the construction project planning permit provisions of the construction of buildings;

3. Do not change the nature of the building;

4, after the construction of temporary buildings over the period of validity has not been removed into permanent buildings;

5. Buildings constructed by forging relevant materials to defraud the permission of the competent department.

legal ground

civil law

Article 271 The owner shall enjoy the ownership of the exclusive parts of the building such as the residence and business premises, and the condominium of the * * * parts other than the exclusive parts.

Article 272 The owner has the right to possess, use, profit from and dispose of the exclusive part of his building. The owner's exercise of rights shall not endanger the safety of the building or damage the legitimate rights and interests of other owners.

Article 286 The owner shall abide by the laws, regulations and management regulations, and the relevant actions shall meet the requirements of saving resources and protecting the ecological environment. For property service enterprises or other managers to implement emergency measures and other management measures implemented by the government according to law, the owners shall cooperate with them according to law.