The nursing home opened by a Mr. Chen in Jiangsu has closed down! What is even more shocking is that it was found that the nursing home has paid water bills for the entire community for 14 years, reaching a total of 5,000 tons of water! What's even more infuriating is that the water supply company is playing hooliganism! 
Let us recall this bizarre case. There is a nursing home run by Mr. Chen in a small town in Jiangsu, which was small at first, and there were many elderly people in several nearby villages.
Especially in summer and winter, other elderly people are reluctant to turn on the air conditioner at home, but in Mr. Chen's nursing home, the elderly can turn on the air conditioner if they want to, and they don't have to charge for it, so they enjoy a comfortable environment and high-quality service.
However, over the years, the town's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, and more businesses have come here. Several new nursing homes have also been opened in the surrounding area, equipped with new houses, furniture and even elevators. In contrast, Mr. Chen's nursing home is becoming increasingly difficult to operate.
After 14 years in business, Mr. Chen had no choice but to transfer the nursing home to someone else, and wanted to close the home by shutting down the water and electricity**.
However, things turned out unexpectedly. After Mr. Chan closed the sluice, residents in the nearby community began to complain about the water outage. Mr. Chen didn't think much about it and left.
The next day, a stranger called** and he became interested in Mr. Chen's nursing home. So, Mr. Chen took the customer to visit and opened the sluice gate to test the water. At this time, the residents of the community began to excitedly deliver the news:"Finally there is water! "
At this time, Mr. Chen remembered his water bill problem over the years, and in order to test whether there was a problem with the water, Mr. Chen closed the sluice, which caused dissatisfaction and abuse from the residents of the community. Only then did I realize that the nursing home had borne the water bills of the residents of the entire community over the years, totaling 5,000 tons.
Mr. Chen angrily went to the water company and raised **:"You connected the wrong water pipe, which caused me to pay the water bill for the entire community for 14 years in vain, which is a full 5,000 tons! I want compensation! "
The water company sent someone to inspect and confirmed that they had indeed connected the wrong water pipe. However, they claim that it is impossible to refund the water bill and that they can only compensate up to 5,000 tons of water.
Mr. Chan communicated with the water supply company several times, but never got a satisfactory result. He decided to turn to the courts in the hope of fair compensation.
In response to this intriguing incident, we can't help but wonder: is the water company's handling fair and reasonable? Is Mr. Chan's request excessive? This question doesn't seem so easy to answer.
Netizens commented:
I've never seen such a big company, and it's still so thick-skinned. ”
Isn't this overtly bullying honest people! ”
[Daily Popularization of Law].
Under the legal framework, whether Mr. Chan is entitled to recover his water charges depends on the evidence and the law. According to article 64 of the Civil Procedure Law, Mr. Chen, as the plaintiff, has the burden of providing evidence to prove the fault of the water supply company and the losses he suffered as a result of its fault.
If Mr. Chen's bills and other evidence can prove that the water supply company was indeed at fault for connecting the wrong water pipes, and that he paid the water bill for which he should not have been responsible, then Mr. Chen is entitled to claim compensation from the water supply company.
2.According toCivil CodeArticle 985, the water supply company, as the party at fault, shall return the benefits obtained by Mr. Chen as a result of his fault, i.e., return the water charges paid by Mr. Chen. As for the compensation plan proposed by the water supply company for 5,000 tonnes of water, it was unrealistic and could not reasonably resolve Mr. Chen's losses.
In the end, after mediation by the court, the water supply company agreed to compensate Mr. Chen for 14 years of water bills according to the unit price of commercial water, which is a reasonable compensation for Mr. Chen's losses.
This case reminds us that it is crucial to regularly inspect water and electricity meters, not only to ensure safety, but also to detect billing errors in a timely manner.
In the event of a dispute, measures should be taken to collect evidence in a timely manner, according to the law is a powerful tool to protect the rights and interests of citizens, we should make good use of the law, to protect their legitimate rights and interests.