A room with a river view sounds like a wonderful living environment. However, for some owners of the "Yinghongqiao" community in Lane 99 of Yehuang Road in Shanghai's Qingpu District, the river-view house has become their nightmare.
Their villa building is close to the Xintongbotang River, and the 24-hour traffic of various transport boats on the river not only makes a loud noise, but also causes a "boat earthquake" phenomenon, making their houses wobbly and unable to live in peace of mind. They have repeatedly reported to the relevant departments, but they have not been able to get an effective solution. What the hell is going on?How can these owners protect their legitimate rights and interests?
"Yinghongqiao" community is a high-end residential project, located in the heart of Qingpu District, close to the Xintong Botang River, with a wide river channel and beautiful scenery. There is a row of villas in the community, each with its own garden and garage, up to tens of millions of yuan. The owners of these villas, most of whom are successful people, choose here to enjoy the comfort and quality of a river view home. However, what they didn't expect was that the river-view house also had its "** price".
The Xintong Botang River is a national-level navigable river connecting the Huangpu River and Taihu Lake, and is one of the important water transport channels in Shanghai. Hundreds of boats pass and pass the river every day, including large cargo ships and sand boats. When these boats pass through the sluice gate near the "Yinghongqiao" community, they need to dock and wait, or speed up, making loud noise, affecting the rest and life of the owners of the community.
What's more, the movement of these boats will also trigger the vortex and impact of the current, causing the sediment on the river bank and the river bottom to be constantly stirred, forming the phenomenon of "boat earthquake". This phenomenon can cause buildings near the river bank to vibrate, and even crack and tilt. Some owners told reporters that their houses often shook and sometimes heard a "click" sound, as if someone was knocking on the door. They are worried that if this continues, will their house be a safety hazard?
Faced with such a situation, the owners of the community will naturally not sit still, and they have repeatedly reported to the relevant departments, hoping to get a reasonable solution. However, their demands have not been effectively answered, and instead have been caught in the "kicking of the ball" by multiple departments. First, the owners approached the property company in the community and hoped that they would coordinate with the river management department to limit the passage time and speed of boats and reduce noise and vibration.
However, the property company said that they did not have this power and could only report it to the higher authorities and let them deal with it. The owners have also approached the developer of the community, hoping that they can take care of the repair and compensation of the house, or provide a plan for replacing the house. However, the developer also excused himself by saying that they are only responsible for the construction of the house, not for the later maintenance, and will not provide the service of changing the house.
The owners then approached the river management and asked them to remove the bollards on the banks of the river, which are used to dock boats, without which boats would not have congregate and would have been free of noise and vibration.
However, the river management department also rejected their request, saying that the bollards were meant to regulate the docking of ships and ensure the safety of navigation, and could not be removed at will. The owners also approached the environmental protection department to monitor and control the noise and exhaust fumes of the boats, and maintain the environment of the river. However, the environmental protection authorities also said that they could not do anything, saying that they could only regulate the honking and emissions of ships, and that there was no legal basis for the sound of engines to impose penalties.
In this way, the demands of the owners were "refunded" by multiple departments, and none of them could come up with an effective solution. The owners felt very helpless and angry, they felt that their legal rights and interests were not protected, their river-view houses became "noise rooms" and "vibration rooms", their quality of life was greatly reduced, and the safety of their property was threatened.
The experience of the owners of the "Yinghongqiao" community is not an individual case, but the common dilemma faced by some river-view houses. In Shanghai, there are many river-view houses that suffer from the noise and vibration of boats because of their close proximity to navigable waterways. For example, Dijing Huayuan Community in Baoshan District, and Shangnan Twelve Villages by the Chuanyang River in Pudong New Area have all asked for help because of this problem.
The owners of these river-view houses are all in pursuit of a better living environment, spending a high price, but not getting the due return, and even taking additional risks, how ironic and helpless.
The river view house is a special form of residence, which has incomparable advantages and disadvantages that cannot be ignored. The dilemma of the river-view house requires multi-faceted collaboration and efforts to be effectively solved. The way out of the river-view house needs the understanding and support of the owners to achieve a win-win situation. Hopefully, this article can provide you with some useful information and inspiration, if you have any views or suggestions for river view rooms, please leave a message in the comment area, let's ** together.