Division of responsibilities for water leakage in sewer pipes

The responsibilities for sewer leakage are divided as follows:

(1) If the sewer leaks due to upstairs decoration, the decoration company is generally responsible;

(2) The manager and the property shall be responsible for the normal aging and natural damage of the pipeline.

To see who is responsible, we must first confirm the cause of water leakage in the main pipeline. If there is water leakage due to decoration, it is the responsibility of the decoration company. If it is not the leakage caused by the decoration company, it is the property responsibility. At this point, if the main pipeline does not have a 2-year warranty period, the construction unit can investigate the responsibility of the property. If the warranty period expires, the property can only compensate itself. You can hire a housing appraisal agency, invite the property to be present, identify the renovated pipeline, determine the specific responsible person, and then claim compensation.

The responsibilities of the property management company are as follows:

1, property maintenance management, property management enterprises shall, in accordance with the national property management standards, carry out maintenance and technical management of the properties they manage, including housing safety and quality management, housing maintenance technical management and housing maintenance and construction management;

2. Property equipment management. Property equipment to be managed mainly includes water supply and drainage equipment, gas equipment, heating equipment, ventilation equipment and electrical equipment.

3. Property environmental management. Property management enterprises have the obligation to manage the environment of residential quarters to meet the standards set by the state, including pollution prevention, environmental cleaning and environmental greening.

4. Property management is safe. Property companies should take various measures to ensure the personal and property safety of owners and house users, manage the public security of the community, manage the fire safety of the community, and manage vehicles and personnel entering and leaving the community;

5. Liaise with the government and public institutions on public facilities.

Legal basis:

"Property Management Regulations" Article 51 Water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable television and other units shall be responsible for the maintenance and conservation of relevant pipelines, facilities and equipment within the property management area according to law. If the units specified in the preceding paragraph temporarily occupy or dig roads and sites due to maintenance, they shall promptly restore the original state.

"Measures for the Administration of Interior Decoration of Residential Buildings" Article 33 The decorator shall be responsible for the maintenance and compensation for pipe blockage, water leakage, water and electricity cut off, damage to articles, etc. Caused by the interior decoration of residential buildings; Belonging to the responsibility of the decoration enterprise, the decorator can claim compensation from the decoration enterprise. If the decorator dismantles or alters heating and gas pipelines and facilities without authorization, the decorator shall be responsible for compensation.