Property law stipulates the division of responsibilities before and after water meter.

In the Civil Code (the property law has expired), the responsibilities before and after the water meter are divided as follows: the pipeline in front of the water meter belongs to the public category and is maintained by the property; The pipeline after the electricity meter enters the home and after entering the home belongs to the owner, who is responsible for the maintenance.

legal ground

Article 28 1 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The maintenance fund of the building and its ancillary facilities belongs to the owner. With the consent of the owner, it can be used for local maintenance, renewal and transformation of elevators, roofs, external walls and barrier-free facilities. The collection and use of maintenance funds for buildings and their ancillary facilities shall be announced regularly. In case of emergency, if the building and its ancillary facilities need to be repaired, the owners' assembly or the owners' committee may apply for the maintenance funds of the building and its ancillary facilities according to law.

Article 283 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Matters such as cost sharing and income distribution of buildings and their ancillary facilities, if agreed, shall be followed;

If there is no agreement or the agreement is unclear, it shall be determined according to the proportion of the owner's exclusive area.