What if the flue blocks the property?

Legal analysis: Flue is a public post and belongs to the work within the scope of property services. Blocked flue should be maintained by the property. Owners can complain about the property and supervise the property to deal with the repair project of blocked flue. Owners and property can negotiate through neighborhood committees and sign written consultations before maintenance. If they don't perform the agreement afterwards, they can bring a lawsuit to the court and ask them to perform the agreement.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 937 A realty service contract is a contract in which a realty service provider provides realty services such as maintenance of buildings and their ancillary facilities, management and maintenance of environmental sanitation and related order within the realty service area to the owner, and the owner pays the realty fee.

Article 938 The contents of a realty service contract generally include service items, service quality, service fee standards and collection methods, use of maintenance funds, management and use of service places, service term, service handover and other terms. The public service commitment made by the property service provider in favor of the owner is an integral part of the property service contract. The realty service contract shall be in written form.

Article 942 A realty service provider shall, in accordance with the agreement and the nature of the use of the property, properly repair, maintain, clean, afforest and manage some owners in the realty service area, maintain the basic order of the realty service area, and take reasonable measures to protect the personal and property safety of the owners.

Property service providers shall take timely and reasonable measures to stop acts that violate laws and regulations such as public security, environmental protection and fire protection in the property service area, report to the relevant administrative departments and assist in handling them.