Status balconies, canopies and other elements of houses in the Vitebsk region often does not meet the requirements of the legislation. This was reported by prosecutor in charge of supervising the enforcement of laws and the legality of legal acts of the prosecutor's office of the Vitebsk region Marina Ryzhova.

Prosecution authorities Vitebsk region monitored compliance of housing legislation in the field of safety and proper maintenance of the housing stock. It is found that, contrary to the requirements of Articles 96 and 98 of the Housing Code of Belarus organizations that carry out operation of the housing stock and/or provide housing services are not always properly performed maintenance homes. Status balconies and canopies residential buildings often do not meet the requirements.

Thus, in the city of Vitebsk, in Lepel, Hlybokaje, Polotsk, Vitebsk, Orsha, Chashniki, Ushachy and other districts of the region are found non-trivial facts of the partial collapse of balcony structures, inadequate state protection of a balcony, the presence of cracks on the surface of the slab canopies homes. "Balconies and other emergency elements of buildings in most cases, are directly above the sidewalks and walking paths, and their collapse could cause injury to pedestrians, including children," - noted Marina Ryzhova.

On a number of terraces of houses along the streets of Kirova, Dimitrova and Evstegneeva in Vitebsk partially damaged structural elements. Most of these facilities are also at places of pedestrian traffic, and one of them directly over the entrance to the library. In Vitebsk region improper condition balconies noted in the village and agro Zadubrove Cauchy, where in order to prevent the collapse of the components of terraces planted with improvised support.

Similar violations were discovered during the examination of roofs of houses, which do not always meet the requirements of technical regulations: not painted, not cleared of vegetation, were littered with household waste, etc. (Beshenkovichi, Lepel, Braslav and other districts).

During the reconstruction of buildings and perform other maintenance work, contrary to the established requirements are not always dangerous areas were protected, which also created a danger to the life and health of citizens.

These violations of the law contrary to the requirements of Directive №1 "On measures to strengthen public security and discipline", aimed at ensuring healthy and safe living conditions, prevention of accidents and injuries. In this context, the prosecutor's office in the area of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee made a representation to eliminate violations of the legislation in the field of safety and safe operation of the housing stock, the causes and conditions that contribute to them, which raised the issue of disciplinary responsibility of the guilty officials.

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