Recently, two news has aroused public attention and heated discussions. A tenant in Harbin privately demolished the load-bearing wall, resulting in different degrees of wall cracking on the 4th to 21st floors of the building.

coincidentally, the owner of a residential area in Guangzhou privately demolished a load- bearing wall during renovation. This article will popularize and interpret the legal issues related to the renovation of relevant houses. It will also discuss the legal consequences of demolition, modification and expansion.