CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 115 UP, MY HOUSE HAS CRACKED_5

The penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, or criminal detention. However, the demolition of a load-bearing wall, resulting in cracks throughout the building, has already led to severe consequences and created a major safety hazard. In such cases, the sentence is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or criminal detention, with the maximum penalty being death. This case... in terms of sentencing, it was the most severe he had encountered so far!

Apart from that, the construction team also bears responsibility. A construction team or company with professional qualifications would never demolish a load-bearing wall. The load-bearing wall is tantamount to the foundation of a building. If it were on the top floor, it might still be manageable. But once the load-bearing wall on the fourth floor is demolished, the entire building becomes a dangerous structure. Therefore, even knowing the consequences, the construction team still demolished the load-bearing wall, committing the crime of causing a major project safety accident. The sentencing for this crime is also not lenient, ranging from at least five years to less than ten years.

As for the property management, if they did nothing or concealed an accident that could endanger public safety and failed to report it to the relevant authorities, they would be guilty of non-reporting or false reporting of a safety accident. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, if responsible persons fail to report or falsely report an accident after it occurs, causing a delay in emergency rescue, and the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. If the circumstances are especially serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. Property management’s failure to report and handle the incident immediately has already constituted an offense. Now, it depends on whether property management can come to their senses in time. If they do, they may not be deemed to have created especially serious circumstances, and the sentence could be less than three years.

That’s right. In daily life, legal constraints exist at every moment. One careless move can lead to penalties under the law, possibly even under the most severe criminal statutes!Even if the property management were to do nothing, they would still have committed a serious criminal act.However, ordinary people who are not well-versed in these statutes truly wouldn’t understand these charges. If he hadn’t acquired the ’Eidetic Memory’ skill, he wouldn’t have been able to find the answers even by searching on Baidu.

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「The next day.」

In Zizhou, early in the morning, Qing Lan got out of bed and left the hotel. She found a professional building appraisal agency and brought them to her residential district, the Yuefu Jiangnan District. This district is known as a high-end area in Zizhou, where the price per square meter is over 50,000. And now, one of its buildings had cracks that had spread over twenty meters, an increasingly alarming sight.

「Four hours later.」

The building appraisal agency finished its measurements and provided a result. "We have completed measuring all aspects of the data. After a preliminary evaluation, the building is indeed classified as a dangerous structure and definitely will not achieve a B-grade rating."

According to relevant construction law, there are four grades for building safety assessment. Grade A signifies no hazardous points, with the structural load-bearing capacity meeting residents’ normal use requirements. Grade B signifies hazardous points, but it can basically meet residents’ normal use. Grade C indicates partial danger, with some structural load-bearing capacity unable to support the building, thus not meeting residents’ normal use. Grade D indicates overall danger, with structural load-bearing failure and a risk of collapse.

"As for whether it’s C-grade or D-grade, we need to return and further assess the data to reach a conclusion. The results should be available tomorrow," the assessment agency finally informed Qing Lan, giving her a timeline.

After Qing Lan gained a comprehensive understanding of the dangerous building grades, she was trembling with fear and deeply unsettled. She dared not move back into the house until the issue was resolved. If she really moved back in... who knew if the building might collapse while she was sleeping one day?

After seeing off the people from the assessment agency, Qing Lan glanced at the Building 7 owners’ group chat and noted that the owners were again berating the property management and the owner of Unit 401.

"Are you going to solve the problem or not? A whole night has passed, and you still haven’t come up with a solution?"

"I took my family to a hotel next door last night. It was run-down and small; I couldn’t sleep a wink. @Owner of Unit 401, doesn’t your conscience hurt?"

"If you don’t provide a solution today, we’ll have to report this to the police!"

"I just went to check on Unit 401. The construction workers are still renovating. What about repairing the load-bearing wall you promised? Are you waiting for an auspicious day to do it?"

"I’ve found out that the owner of this unit seems to be the property manager’s cousin!"

"..."

Obviously, everyone had moved out the previous night, causing significant inconvenience to their lives. Yet the property management was still burying their heads in the sand, occasionally emerging to offer platitudes and claiming they were urging the owner of Unit 401. As for the owner of Unit 401, she had simply not made an appearance, acting as if the entire affair had nothing to do with her.

Seeing the property management’s attitude, Qing Lan was also furious, wishing she could call the police immediately. But remembering Qin Mu’s "strategy," a new idea suddenly occurred to her. After careful thought, she created a new chat group named "Building 7 Owners’ Rights Protection Committee" and added all the hundreds of owners from the original Building 7 owners’ group. Of course, she didn’t include anyone from property management or the owner of Unit 401.

At the same time, she posted in the new group to reassure everyone:

"Everyone, please don’t panic yet.

"I have already consulted my friend, and he provided a complete set of rights protection strategies, with upper, middle, and lower-tier tactics.

"I think we should choose the upper-tier tactic!"