News from this newspaper (Reporter Lu Yang) "How much should the owners of each floor pay?" This is a point of contention among residents during the preliminary negotiation process for the installation of elevators in the old building.
Yesterday, the Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Notice on Announcement of the Guiding Standards for the Proportion of Owners' Contributions for the Installation of Elevators in Existing Multi-storey Residential Buildings", which provides a reference for the cost-sharing of elevator installations for owners of various floors.
The installation of elevators in old buildings is one of the important livelihood projects in Beijing.
In 2021, 499 new elevators will be installed and 418 will be completed in the old buildings in the city, exceeding the target task of "starting 400 elevators and completing 200 elevators" determined at the beginning of the year.
In 2022, the city will complete the installation of more than 200 elevators in old buildings, which will not only provide convenience for residents' lives, but also help improve the living quality of the entire community.
Since Beijing started the installation of elevators, the fund raising for the installation of elevators has mainly been raised by the owners themselves, and followed the principle of "whoever benefits, whoever pays, whoever uses it, whoever pays".
In the process of residents' negotiation, it is often difficult to reach a consensus on how the owners of each floor should share the expenses.
Since the installation of elevators does not benefit low-rise owners much, and even faces problems such as lighting and noise, low-rise owners often do not agree to install elevators.
However, for high-rise owners, elevators can greatly facilitate the travel of the elderly or residents with inconvenient legs and feet, and there is a strong demand for elevators.
Neighborhood divides also arise.
In order to seek the balance of interests and the greatest common divisor among multiple parties, and actively promote the installation of elevators in existing multi-storey residences, the Municipal Housing and Construction Commission issued the "Notice".
According to the "Notice", for a 6-storey old building with half-floor home entry, the owner of the first floor does not need to contribute, the proportion of the owner of the second floor is 4% to 6%, and the proportion of the owner of the third floor is 11% to 13%. Owners of the 4th floor will contribute 19% to 21%, 5th floor owners will contribute 27% to 29%, and 6th floor owners will contribute 32% to 34%.
In addition, for a 6-storey old building with a flat-floor home entry, if there is no new corridor, the guide ratio range of the owner's investment on each floor is the same as that for a half-floor home.
And if there is a new corridor, in addition to the owners of the first floor, the owners of other floors will share the cost of capital.
Similarly, for old buildings with less than 6 floors, as the floors decrease, the contribution ratio of each floor will decrease in turn, and the owners of the first floor do not need to contribute.
It should be noted that the investment guidance range is for negotiation and reference, and the specific investment ratio is subject to the agreement of the owner after negotiation.