Civil disputes privately cut off water and electricity

It is illegal to cut off water and electricity without permission. If the owner defaults on the property fee, or for other reasons, it is illegal to cut off the water and electricity without authorization, causing economic losses and requiring the property company to make economic compensation. If the owner defaults on the property fee, he can pay the liquidated damages normally. For the act of dividing property privately, the owner can safeguard his rights and interests through litigation.

What is the process of applying for water and power cuts?

1, go to the local water supply company and power company and apply for stopping the supply. If the tap water is not used, it will not be paid;

The power company needs you to pay off the electricity used last month, otherwise it will charge a late fee.

Legal basis: Article 27 of the Regulations on Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land.

The implementation of house expropriation should be compensated before demolition.

After the people's government at the city or county level that made the decision on house expropriation compensated the expropriated person, the expropriated person shall complete the relocation within the relocation period agreed in the compensation agreement or determined in the compensation decision.

No unit or individual may force the expropriated person to move by means of violence, threat or violation of regulations to interrupt water supply, heat supply, gas supply, power supply and road traffic. Construction units are prohibited from participating in relocation activities.

Article 31

If the expropriated person is forced to move by illegal means such as violence, threat or interruption of water supply, heat supply, gas supply, power supply and road traffic in violation of regulations, and losses are caused, it shall be liable for compensation according to law; If the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be punished according to law; Those who violate the administration of public security shall be punished according to law.