The latest regulations on privately demolishing load-bearing walls

Removing the load-bearing wall may affect the safety of the house, which is not allowed.

Unauthorized alteration or destruction of seismic components, isolation devices, damping components or seismic response observation systems and other seismic facilities shall be ordered by the competent construction department of the local people's government at or above the county level to make corrections within a time limit, and a fine of 1000 yuan shall be imposed on individuals and a fine of 1000 yuan to 30,000 yuan shall be imposed on units.

The removal of the load-bearing wall is as follows:

1, you can ask the Housing Authority or the property management department to intervene to stop it;

2. It can be managed by a property management company or complained to the Housing Authority;

3. There are housing appraisal and testing institutions and supervision departments under the General Housing Authority, which can make an authoritative determination on whether the house demolition and reconstruction will have an impact on the main building;

4. If it may cause damage to personal property, you can also sue the other party to remove the obstruction, complain to the real estate administrative department where the house is located, and demand that the residents downstairs be ordered to restore to the original state.

To sum up, dismantling the load-bearing wall without authorization may endanger the building structure, building safety and the legitimate rights and interests of other owners, seriously endanger public safety and may be suspected of criminal offences. The load-bearing wall is the wall that supports the weight of the upper floor, and it is an important part that determines the indoor safety, so it cannot be easily removed. No matter for what purpose, the owner can't dismantle the load-bearing wall in the decoration without permission.

Legal basis:

Article 271 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Owners have the ownership of exclusive parts of buildings such as houses and business buildings, and have the right to co-manage the parts other than the exclusive parts.

Article 272

Owners have the right to possess, use, profit from and dispose of the exclusive parts of their buildings. The owner's exercise of rights shall not endanger the safety of the building or damage the legitimate rights and interests of other owners.

Article 5 of the Measures for the Administration of Residential Interior Decoration.

The following acts are prohibited in residential interior decoration activities:

(a) without the consent of the original design unit or the design unit with corresponding qualification grade, changing the main body and load-bearing structure of the building without authorization;

(2) Changing rooms or balconies without waterproof requirements into bathrooms and kitchens;

(3) expanding the original size of doors and windows of the load-bearing wall and removing the brick-concrete wall connected with the balcony;

(four) damage to the original energy-saving facilities of the house, reducing the energy-saving effect;

(five) other acts that affect the safety of building structure and use.

The term "building subject" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the structural structure of building entities, including roofs, floors, beams, columns, supports, walls, connecting nodes and foundations.

The term "load-bearing structure" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the main structural members and their connecting nodes that directly transfer their own weight and various external forces to the foundation, including load-bearing walls, uprights, columns, frame columns, piers, floors, beams, roof trusses and suspension cables.