However, the representatives of gas supplying organizations which do have the right to shut off the house valve, reassured the citizens of Kaliningrad for the period of quarantine they had temporarily suspended all inspections and routine work, including maintenance of gas equipment. In some cases, people have to open the door to the gasman, and when not, how to distinguish the real from the gasman Scam, found out the correspondent “the Russian newspaper”.
In the cases where Kaliningradians were deprived of gas for the refusal of inspection of home gas systems in the region. And last year, even increased. For example, residents of Kaliningrad Anton and Alena Igor work remotely and occasionally make a long trip. Day after returning from a trip abroad, which lasted nearly three months, the couple was unpleasantly surprised: the gas in the apartment was not.
– In the mailbox we found several notices from the gas stations where we were asked to agree on the date and time of maintenance, says Anton. – And a notice to disconnect the gas supply. Fortunately the house is new, the gas is shut off only in our apartment, not causing inconvenience to neighbors. Of course, we immediately called the gas company. Two days later came a specialist and checked, the day turned on the gas. The result of the three days we were without heating and hot water (all running from a gas boiler). But still had to pay the bill for disabling and enabling equipment.
Lawyers explain: the rights and obligations of residents of apartment buildings and gasman detailed in a special Federal government decree N 410. It says that the gas service must notify tenants of the upcoming inspection in advance – with the help of ads, e-mail, regular mail or other convenient method.
If the landlord does not open the door at the appointed time, is, according to the law, is not a reason to deprive him of the gas. Service representatives must serve the notice proposing to nominate a convenient date and time of the inspection and explaining the consequences of failure.
the Tenant, in turn, must respond within seven days. However, he may choose to audit any of the next ten calendar days. On working days the decision of the government of the question, that is, theoretically gas workers you can invite in the output.
If the landlord has not responded to the notice, it is sent again. And only if there is no response the second time, the service gets the right to draw up an act on refusal of access to the equipment.
Two or more failure – this is a legitimate reason to deprive an apartment of gas. However, and here the company is first required to send two notices of termination of gas supply. Since e.g.content view the first notification until the valve overlap must be not less than 40 days.
in short, in theory, to disconnect the housing from the gas supply difficult. In practice, however, often forcing events. They, however, have a valid excuse: those late-
maintenance can lead to tragic accidents. But, again, during the period of quarantine should not be afraid that the apartment where you haven’t been, will be deprived of gas. The specialists also observe the sanitary-epidemiological limitations and only go to urgent calls – for example, responding to reports of a smell of gas.
Olga Dayneko, lawyer of the project of the Ministry of Finance “Zhilfin Russia”:
– Inspection of gas equipment – this is a really important event that should not be ignored. If you are uncomfortable the appointed time, call and arrange a compromise. Phone the gas service indicated in the ads, furthermore, it tells in a management company. If you leave for several months, it is useful to know, do you have plans for your check-out inspection. Leave the keys to neighbors, family or friends, pass the coordinates of Trustees the gasman. It should be remembered that gas equipment is a source of danger and an inspection can prevent the tragedy.
But we should not open the door to any person presented by the employee of gas service. If the entrance had no ads on the planned examination of the gas equipment, it should be alerted. Call the management company to determine whether your home tested. Find out the gas service that supports your home, are there certain staff. The experts who came to your apartment should be a working certificate with photos, in addition, gas are of a special form. Data on maintenance mandatory shall be recorded in the service book. If you have something troubling, demand that uninvited guests departed. So it goes with “experts” who try to sell you some equipment or provide services for cash.
to Pay for the closing and the opening of a “valve” according to the law obliged the owners are at fault the apartment. In addition, for the refusal of admission of gas to the equipment of the Russian Administrative code provides for penalties from one to two thousand rubles for the first violation, and from two to five thousand roubles, for repeated. The representatives of the Kaliningrad management companies, however, described the sanctions are too soft. They proposed to raise the fines.
