Dozens of apartment residents in Vinh City had their water cut off for not paying parking fees.
(Baonghean.vn) - Over the past few days, residents at Hung Thinh apartment building, Hung Loc commune, Vinh city have been very upset because the investor has cut off water for daily use, disrupting the lives and activities of the residents.
Hung Thinh Apartment Building located in Hung Loc Commune, Vinh City has been in operation for more than 10 years, currently has 107 households living there. On October 26, the investor, TC Company, cut off the water supply to the residents, causing them to be upset and send a petition to the authorities.
The petition stated that in March 2023, TC Company, Nghe An branch, took over and managed the Hung Thinh apartment complex. In July, the apartment management board sent a car parking contract for residents to sign but was opposed.
According to residents, the reason is that in the contract, there are some contents that residents do not agree with. Especially the issue of outdoor parking, residents request that when collecting fees, the investor must be responsible for vehicles being bumped, damaged, or having their property stolen during the parking process. Therefore, residents in the apartment building request the company to re-draft the contract with the agreement between both parties.
On October 9-11, the company collected monthly fees, but residents only paid for utilities, water, and parking in the basement. Residents did not pay for outdoor parking because they had not yet agreed on the terms of the contract.
After people transferred other fees, some households had their money returned with the reason "if you don't pay the apartment fee, we won't collect it".
On October 26, TC Company Nghe An branch sent people to cut off the water supply of 32 households, even though the residents had previously paid for the water and it was returned. According to the residents, the water fee is not related to the car parking fee, the water cut-off has affected the residents' lives and is against the law.
Mr. Cao Van Cuong - Vice Chairman of Hung Loc Commune People's Committee said: Immediately after receiving the people's feedback, the local government sent forces to record the incident. At the same time, there was a document requesting the apartment investor to open the water supply for the people. If the company does not open the water, it will be fully responsible before the law as well as the consequences of the water cut off to the health and daily life of the people.
According to reporters' records on the morning of October 28, residents of Hung Thinh apartment building gathered below the apartment building to hang banners protesting TC Company's arbitrary cutting off of residents' water supply.
After residents and the press reported, at around 10:00 a.m. on October 28, TC Company directed security to reopen the water supply for residents after 2 days of shutting off the water.
Residents of Hung Thinh apartment building said that in the coming days, they requested the company to have a direct meeting with residents to resolve the backlog in the operation of the apartment building. In addition to cutting off domestic water, there are other problems such as not establishing a building management board, upgrading degraded building items, etc.
