Out of service elevator
On August 16, a "once in 50 years" flood hit Chengdu Jintang.
The flood rushed to the low-lying Xingdao Chenyuan community.
According to the property staff, the flood broke through the 1.6-meter flood control baffle of the community and poured into the community.
The underground garage was filled with water, the house on the first floor was filled with water more than half a person high, many facilities and equipment were damaged by the water, the power supply facilities were paralyzed, and the elevator stopped...
After many days of clean-up and rush repairs, the temporary power supply was restored, but the elevator never started running.
The property estimates the maintenance cost of the elevators, each is about 8,000 yuan, a total of 77, and the amount is as high as 610,000 yuan.
According to the property introduction, although the monthly property fee income of the community has reached more than 200,000 yuan, this money is only enough for some daily and manpower expenses. The property is really unable to afford this maintenance fee, and the damaged facilities and equipment in the community are not only elevator.
Regarding the issue of the Xingdao Chenyuan community, an interviewee from the Property Management Section of the Jintang County Housing and Urban-rural Construction Bureau said that government departments have stepped in and are urging the property to repair equipment as soon as possible.
For financial problems, the property can advance the maintenance fund first, and at the same time start the maintenance fund related procedures.
According to the person in charge of the Jintang Qixian Sub-district Office, where the community is located, that it has convened multiple units such as developers and property to discuss how to protect the lives of the owners.
It is expected that elevator operation and business power consumption will be restored around the 20th of this month.
It also introduced that various departments are currently discussing how to solve the maintenance costs and how to use the funds.
/ Incident /
Submerged district, elevator power failure, shutdown shop, power supply not restored
Xingdao Chenyuan is a newly built western-style house complex in recent years. It is an 11-story building located on Jintang Xuefu Avenue in Chengdu.
This is a low-lying area, 1 kilometer away is the Tuojiang River that passes through Jintang County.
23 days ago, a flood struck Jintang County, and the community not far from Tuojiang River was also hit.
After several rounds of early warning in the local area, the community urgently transferred the parked vehicles and set up flood prevention baffles around to resist the flood.
However, the water potential is beyond imagination, "the 1.6-meter-high baffle is useless." According to the property staff, the flood still rushed into the community, causing the entire underground garage to be filled, and the water level in the ground floor area exceeded half a person's depth.
"This is a community that began to be built in phases and moved into around 2013, and there are still new buildings next to it." On September 7th, the owner Mr. Han introduced that there are currently 30 houses in the community, with 2 to 3 houses per house. The units vary, with 1 elevator per unit. "Since the day of the flood, all elevators have been out of service and have not been restored until now."
On September 7, the reporter visited the community.
Although 23 days have passed since the flood, many internal staff are still carrying out various emergency repairs. There is still stagnant water in the basement of some buildings that has not been drained. The elevators are still in a state of power failure and power supply for many shops in the commercial building area. Not restored.
"Before it was black and light, and electricity in public areas has just been restored." Ms. He, who lives on the 9th floor of Building 30, introduced, "Especially the elevator was out of service and has not been repaired. The only way to go up and down by stairs is very inconvenient. ."
Ms. Mu, who is on the 8th floor of Building 10, said that almost all the children at home did not go out due to the elevator suspension. The power supply was not restored, "business is bleak."
/ Problem /
The property can not afford 610,000 elevator maintenance fees
On September 7, a property said that the flood caused damage to many facilities and equipment installed underground. Not only the owners were damaged, but the property office area also accumulated more than 1 meter of water.
It takes a certain amount of time to resume the operation of the community, and it also requires a huge investment of manpower and material resources. "We invested more than 100 people in the early dredging, and the cost of various materials was more than 500,000 yuan."
As for the elevator project, he introduced that there are about 30 residential buildings in the community, and 77 elevators are involved.
After preliminary calculations, the maintenance cost of each elevator is about 8,000 yuan, which requires a total of more than 610,000 yuan.
And if the money is spent by the property, it cannot afford it.
According to the property staff, the current residential area is more than 200,000 square meters, the monthly property income is more than 200,000 yuan, and the monthly manpower expenditure has reached more than 200,000 yuan, as well as some daily material expenses.
Although there is property income, it is only enough for the daily operation of the property company, and no additional funds are invested in the repair of the damaged project in the community.
And the maintenance project involved this time is not only elevators, but also multiple equipment including fire fighting, power supply, and ventilation.
"Although the property is responsible for routine maintenance work, this time it was a natural disaster, which was a force majeure factor. The elevator damage was not caused by the property company's negligence." According to the property interviewee, the current plan is to apply for community maintenance. Jin came to repair the elevator and other facilities and equipment involved.
However, the plan to use maintenance funds to repair community facilities and equipment has met with opposition from many owners.
"Where are these equipment broken? When the flood comes, the elevator has already risen to the upper floors. Why does one cost more than 8,000 yuan in maintenance? The community has just moved in for a few years, and now it has used maintenance fees. What should I do in the future? The owner comes to pay?" Ms. Mu, who is on the 8th floor of Building 10, said.
Many other owners also expressed the same view, believing that maintenance funds should not be used, and that the repairs of the community should be undertaken by the property or developer.
However, the property responded that if the maintenance fee is not available, the property has no alternative, and the equipment may continue to be suspended.
/ Questioning /
Has the community been properly considered in the planning and installation of facilities and equipment?
The outage of elevators and the damage to many facilities and equipment have also caused deeper doubts. Why did the community suffer from two major floods in the three years from 2018 to 2020?
Ms. Dai, who lives in Building 9, said that after the floods in 2018, the community also experienced a similar situation to this year, but the degree was not as serious as this year. “But many problems have been exposed that year, especially some underground equipment. Why can't it be rectified to the ground early? Why can't the flood control measures be improved?"
The owner, Mr. Han, also said that since it is affected by geographical location and flooding factors, the community should consider the planning and installation of facilities and site selection.
After the flood in 2018, it should be improved in time. In that case, perhaps this year will not be such a serious situation.
Can the problem questioned by the owner be improved?
The property company gave a relevant response in the notice to the owners issued on September 5.
It is mentioned that in order to avoid the next possible flood, the property has discussed and determined a number of plans with various professional units: moving the high and low voltage equipment room to the ground public area; weak electrical machinery room, fire engine room for equipment interface optimization In the future, remove the equipment in advance before the rainy season every year, restore it after the flood, or select a reasonable public area location to move up; increase investment in flood control, set up a three-layer flood control system; inspect existing facilities and equipment that may be lost.
Regarding the most important investment in "material resources," the property proposed that it hoped that the owner would agree to use the maintenance fund to solve the maintenance and maintenance costs involved in the flood.
/ Solve /
Is urging the property to repair the equipment first to restore the elevator around the 20th of this month
An interviewee from the Property Management Section of the Housing and Urban-rural Construction Bureau of Jintang County said that the use of maintenance funds must meet two "two-thirds."
As for the current issue of the Sing Tao Chen Yuan community, the interviewee said that government departments have stepped in and are urging the property to maintain equipment as soon as possible.
Regarding funding issues, the property can first pay for repairs, and at the same time start the related procedures for the use of repair funds.
According to the person in charge of the Jintang Qixian Sub-district Office where the community is located, the person in charge of community affairs has convened developers, real estate and other units to discuss how to protect the lives of the owners.
"For businesses to use electricity, temporary transformers will be in place soon, and power supply will be restored as soon as possible. The excess load can be used on some elevators that meet safe operating conditions." The person in charge said that it is expected to be around the 20th of this month. Able to restore elevator operation and business electricity.
In addition, regarding the use of maintenance funds, the person in charge said that the flood is a natural disaster. In terms of funds, since the owner is the user and enjoyer of the equipment and facilities in the community, under reasonable, legal and open conditions, it can be considered to support the use of.
It also introduced that various departments are currently discussing how to solve the maintenance costs and how to use the funds.
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