The installation of elevators in old buildings has affected the quality of houses. How should the responsibility be divided in this situation?

At present, many places are carrying out the renovation of old residential areas, which is a popular project. However, some projects have encountered many problems in concrete implementation. Recently, after the publication of "Why the water supply was transformed into a" semi-finished product "project", many readers and netizens shouted injustice, reflecting various problems encountered in the process of transforming old residential areas. Among them, the specific issues of installing elevators in old communities are a topic of concern to many readers.

To this end, the reporter went to Anhui, Qinghai, Yunnan and other places to investigate and interviewed some owners, industry committees, property companies, residential decoration and construction enterprises and responsible comrades of sub-district offices to listen to their opinions.

There are many old people in the old community, so it is urgent to install elevators.

The reporter's investigation found that the proportion of the elderly in the old community was significantly higher than that in the new community, and it became a "pain point" for the high-rise residents in the old community to go up and down the stairs. The reporter visited an old residential area. Almost every household in more than 60 households has an elderly person over 60 years old. Many elderly people have to go out as little as possible in order to climb fewer stairs.

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Some low-rise residents have opinions and are worried that lighting and ventilation will be affected.

However, it is not easy to install the elevator. According to the relevant provisions of the Property Law, the installation of elevators in old buildings should be approved by the owners of this unit or the exclusive part of this building, which accounts for more than 2/3 of the total construction area and 2/3 of the total number of households, before the construction can be carried out in accordance with relevant regulations or plans. The reporter's investigation found that the installation of elevators in some communities could not proceed smoothly, mainly because it was difficult to unify opinions.

In general, high-rise residents have a positive attitude towards installing elevators, but low-rise residents often have big opinions. "The house in the old community is not well lit, and the lower floors, especially the first floor, are dark. What if installing an elevator will affect lighting and ventilation? Some construction units have unscientific design plans and do not seek our opinions, which is easy to harm our interests. " A first-floor owner sincerely said that during rush hours, many residents wait for the elevator outside the window, and the privacy of their homes will also be affected. There are also many owners who are worried that the noise generated by elevator operation will affect the rest of patients or the elderly at home.

The project of installing elevator is complicated and needs a lot of manpower and financial resources.

Elevator installation project itself is a complex project, involving housing construction, urban management, planning, fire protection and other departments. If the pipeline needs to be relocated, it will also involve electricity, tap water, natural gas supply and other units. After the project is approved, it needs to be approved by relevant departments one by one. There are many retired people in Mr. Lei's community. He can still run in his 60 s and is very active in installing elevators. However, some owners are too old to do so. "The preliminary approval is basically the owner's running, and the elevator company is more just cooperating. It takes half a year to run the approval. "

In some old residential areas, due to the problems of long building age, narrow stairs, aging wires and no seismic columns, installing elevators will squeeze the space of fire exits and stairs. "We really can't install communities with these problems. First of all, we can't provide a feasible plan. Second, government planning and housing construction departments can't approve it. " Ms. Kong told reporters.