Gard: poor workmanship in the construction of the Poulx couple’s swimming pool, the prosecution opens an investigation

The Poulx swimming pool affair has not finished creating a stir. The setbacks of a couple facing an entrepreneur are now on the legal ground. Indeed, the construction of a basin gave rise to a series of defects discovered at the time of the impoundment in August 2020.

In our editions (July 31 and August 11), we mentioned the problems encountered by these inhabitants of Poulx, a small town located at the exit of Nîmes. In fact, from the start, the pool showed failures that did not allow the pool to be used properly.

Heard soon by investigators

In addition to the technical problems, the two Poulxois found themselves facing a legal imbroglio to implicate the company which finally sank at the end of a judicial liquidation.

But reading Free noon, yesterday the Nîmes public prosecutor’s office decided to take up the case and open a preliminary investigation into suspicions “breach of trust, illegal canvassing” or even offenses on “the absence of a ten-year or two-year guarantee”, said a judicial source on Wednesday indicating that the couple from Poulxois would be heard soon by investigators.

Our approach was not to obtain money but only to assert our rights

The builder of the swimming pool should also be asked to explain himself in this affair which has aroused support in the village and beyond to try to find a solution for this couple.

Asked about the announcement of the opening of an investigation, the resident of the house was delighted with the decision to open an investigation. “The object of our approach was initially that other people would not be fooled. We intended to file a collective complaint because other people were harmed under the same conditions as us. In this regard, we have received a lot of testimonials to this effect on social networks. In fact, we have asked for the fund to be closed because our approach was not to obtain money but only to assert our rights “.

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