Does the developer build a private swimming pool on the rooftop? Panyu District Government Notification! Owner | Developer | Roof
Recently, some neighbors in Panyu, Guangzhou have been very worried
Most of their houses have cracks
Because the roof of their residence
A developer privately built one
A garden and swimming pool exclusively for their boss's use
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Just now, the Panyu District Government issued a report on this matter
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Panyu District Government Notification
Situation report
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Recently, relevant media reports and public feedback have raised concerns about the construction of a swimming pool on the rooftop of the commercial building in "Xiongfeng North Commercial Center" in Zhongcun Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou. Our district attaches great importance to this issue and immediately established a joint working group composed of planning, housing and construction, urban management, fire protection and other departments, as well as local streets. In accordance with the principle of "safety first, law and regulations", we quickly carried out relevant verification and handling work.
After on-site investigation, it was found that the rooftop water pool of the commercial building in Xiongfeng North Commercial Center does not belong to the fire water pool. At present, the water tank has been completely emptied and the fire exits have been opened.
At the same time, the joint working group has quickly carried out disposal work: the district housing and construction department has organized a house safety appraisal, and lawfully carried out inspections and handling of suspected occupation of common parts of the property, unauthorized changes to the building body and load-bearing structure, and increased floor load issues; Led by the district urban management department to carry out investigations and handling of suspected illegal construction in accordance with the law; The district fire department shall conduct fire safety inspections and investigate and deal with issues related to violations of fire safety in accordance with the law. Our district will supervise the performance of relevant units in accordance with the law and discipline.
Thank you to the general public and media friends for their supervision. The relevant information will be promptly disclosed to the society in the future.
Panyu District People's Government
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July 31, 2023
Event Review: Developers privately occupy the rooftop to build a luxurious swimming pool
According to the owner's report of Building G2, Xiongfeng City, Zhongcun Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou City
They built a luxurious swimming pool on the rooftop where they lived
And the decoration is perfect
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Equipped with changing rooms, beach chairs, green belts, etc
Mr. Ran, a resident: A private luxury swimming pool has been built above, as well as a changing room and an overhead garden. There are many green plants planted in the garden. We measured it and found it to be approximately 8 by 25 meters, with a depth of approximately 2 meters.
according to the understanding of
The involved building is a 22 story commercial and residential integrated building
The owners of the building stated that
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This swimming pool was built by the developer without authorization
Without their prior consent
Just take the roof as your own
Blocked the escape route on the rooftop
It is reported that starting from 2021
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The developer has already started building this swimming pool
In the past two years
Owners have repeatedly complained to relevant departments
Some homeowners have expressed:
Some departments have provided feedback that "this is an emergency fire backup pool"
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July 27, 2021
Guangzhou Planning and Natural Resources Bureau
The Panyu District Branch has replied that:
The involved building
"The rooftop layer did not have a swimming pool set up during the planning and construction phase"
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But currently, it seems that
The swimming pool has still been built
Someone has also discovered that
On a certain social platform
A user named "Villa Variable Frequency Swimming Pool Equipment Xu Sheng"
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Released on November 1st last year
The content of "Guangzhou Xiongfeng City Top Floor Infinite Temperature Swimming Pool"
And accompanied by relevant pictures
Residents are obstructed from accessing the rooftop
There are multiple cracks on the walls of the house
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Residents say
In order to prevent them from going up to the rooftop, the property management
Also using various tools
Blocked multiple entrances and exits on the rooftop
Mr. Zheng, a resident: Now the 21st and 22nd floors have all been converted into office space by Xiongfeng Group. We have been requesting to go up, but they have stopped us.
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Some residents believe that
The rooftop space should be jointly owned by all owners
Should not be someone's "private garden"
In addition, some residents told reporters
Since the completion of the "swimming pool"
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Many houses in the building have walls
Multiple cracks have appeared on both sides
Mr. Yang, a resident: Since the pool was filled with water, this problem has been exposed in every hallway. Dozens of vertical cracks, from the 20th floor to the 13th and 14th floors.
Owners hope that
Relevant departments and developers
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Can we hire a third-party organization as soon as possible
Appraisal of building safety
Street Office: has intervened in handling
On the afternoon of July 29th
The street office replied that they have intervened in handling the matter
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Dismantled the electronic lock of the closed door leading to the roof ceiling passage
The water in the pool has also been drained
On the morning of July 30th
Media reporters will go to the scene again to see
The door is still locked
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Why is the door locked again?
And the property management also dispatched security personnel to be on duty here
Keep property owners away
After on-site communication, due to the security guard's insistence on not allowing entry
The reporter is unable to check the situation of the swimming pool
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Some homeowners also expressed that
So far
All departments, including urban management, law enforcement, public security, and street personnel
I can't even get up there
Then the security guard on duty said
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Their company leaders invited the property owners to the conference room on the first floor for negotiation
But when the homeowners arrived
Saying it's cancelled again
The owners expressed great confusion
according to the understanding of
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On site reception of property owners
It's a staff member surnamed Liao from the administrative department of Xiongfeng Company
For the door leading to the rooftop
Why is the problem still locked now
The other party responded in this way
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On the afternoon of the 30th
The Zhongcun Street Office sent a reply stating:
On the morning of the 30th
Zhong Village's dedicated fire brigade went to the roof of Building G2 in Xiongfeng City for inspection
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Discovering the fire doors of the dismantled safety escape routes on the 29th
Electronic access control reinstalled
Street dedicated fire brigade
Immediately arrange a dedicated person to supervise the removal of access control at the property site
The access control has been removed now
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Law enforcement officers gather evidence at the scene
And issue a warning to the property management for their actions
The next step will be to increase the frequency of duty and inspection, and strengthen supervision
Ensure the next step of investigation and rectification work is carried out
A lawyer stated that the rooftop should belong to all the owners of the entire building or be jointly owned and used by the users.
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If the developer builds a water pool without the consent of all owners, which constitutes infringement of the rooftop ownership and usage rights of other owners, the owners can negotiate with the developer or file a lawsuit with the court to restore the original state.
In addition, this swimming pool may have changed the original design structure, and this situation can be investigated by the urban construction department.