What is a Homeowner's Warranty?
The house warranty period refers to the period during which the property development and construction unit assumes the warranty responsibility to the owner after the property is delivered for use. Article 33 of the "Measures for the Administration of Sales of Commodity Houses" stipulates that the warranty period shall be calculated from the date of delivery.
Housing warranty period
- 2) Regarding the length of the warranty period, according to Article 33 of the "Measures for the Administration of the Sales of Commercial Housing": "
- Chunxi Wolf moved into the purchased commercial house in September 2006. The owner on the fourth floor below Chunxi Wolf in November 2008 reported that the Chunxi Wolf family had leaked to their living room and kitchen. Since the commercial house purchased by Chunxi Wolf was a well-decorated room, and The decoration contractor is designated by the developer and has been completely renovated before check-in. Now the pipes under the living room and kitchen floor of Chunxi Wolf's house may leak. Now the developer has been asked to solve the problem. The developer said that it is not their business. On the one hand, they refused to repair the house on the grounds that they had expired. Chunxi Wolf went to the decoration contractor to solve it. But now the renovation of contracted rooms is missing.
- Question 1: What should Chunxi Wolf do to protect his rights
- Question 2: Explain the legal basis for safeguarding your rights
- 1. Chunxi Wolf's house was occupied in September 2006. In November 2008, a leak was found in the pipeline below the kitchen. According to the "Construction Project Quality Management Regulations" Article 40, the water supply and drainage pipelines are guaranteed for 2 years, and the warranty has passed. .
- The developers are right to say that it doesn't matter to them.
- 2. If the developer fails to fulfill the warranty obligations during the warranty period, he can lodge a complaint with the local construction bureau or real estate administration.
- Legal basis: According to Article 40 of the "Regulations on the Quality Management of Construction Projects", under normal use conditions, the minimum warranty period for construction projects is:
- (2) 5 years for waterproofing of roofs, leakproofing of toilets, rooms and exterior walls with waterproofing requirements;
- (3) Heating and cooling systems, which are 2 heating periods and cooling periods;
- (4) Electrical pipelines, water supply and drainage pipes, equipment installation and decoration works, which are 2 years.
- The warranty period of other items shall be agreed by the contractor and the contractor.
- The warranty period of the construction project shall be calculated from the date of completion of the acceptance inspection.
- Article 41 If a quality problem occurs in the scope and warranty period of a construction project, the construction unit shall perform the warranty obligation and shall be liable for the losses caused.
- Article 66 In violation of the provisions of this Regulation, if the construction unit fails to perform the warranty obligation or delays the performance of the warranty obligation, it shall be ordered to make a correction, be fined from 100,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan, and be liable for damages caused by quality defects during the warranty period responsibility.