Renovation

Renovation

You can find a variety of practical solutions for the common pollution problems below. Simply click the building facilities/activities for details.

Renovation

General Guidelines

  • Make residents aware of the statutory requirements, for example, through posters, letters or internal publications
  • Alert residents to any provisions under the Deed of Mutual Covenant in relation to the residents' rights and responsibilities/obligations
  • Exercise empowerment under the Deed of Mutual Covenant, the Building Management Ordinance and any House Rules to
    • Impose conditions on permissible working hours and on waste handling/disposal arrangement
    • Inspect any premises to abate environmental nuisance arising from renovation works
  • Assist Owners' Corporation to draw up specific House Rules:
    • Require owners or occupiers to apply for renovation permits before commencing any renovation works
    • Confine renovation works to mutually acceptable time of the day
    • Schedule the noisy works in less sensitive time of the day
    • Give advance notification to other affected residents about the duration and operation hours of any renovation works
    • Authorize the property management to collect deposit from the renovation contractors/owners/occupiers and debit compensation for non-compliance to the conditions of the renovation permits
    • Authorize the property management to enter the premises, in which renovation works are carried out, to conduct inspection
  • Act as mediator in dealing with/resolving environmental complaints

 

 

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