The Battle for Public Space: Neighborhood Conflict in Village House Stairs

Is there any privilege for moving in first? A recent episode of the TVB program “Looking Around” reported that a female resident of a village house complained that her upstairs neighbor had occupied the public space for a long time and placed debris, filling the stairs and underground. However, the neighbor’s family of three refused to change despite repeated persuasion, claiming that they had “preconceived ideas”. The right to occupy public space. She repeatedly negotiated to no avail and said she would consider applying for an injunction and hiring a lawyer.

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Ms. Wu bought a unit on the second floor of a village house in Yuen Long in June last year. A family with the same surname Wu lived on the third floor. She said that when she first contacted Mr. Wu, the owner of the household upstairs, he was polite. Because she wanted to renovate and put her bicycle, the family upstairs occupied a lot of space on the stairs and underground public space, so she asked the other party to remove the items. At that time, Mr. Wu readily agreed, but in the end they did not remove them. When Ms. Wu negotiated again, Mr. Wu refused, saying, “No, it’s impossible. After living here for so many years, you have seen that there are so many things down there, and I don’t have anyone to show them to you anymore.” He also pointed out that Ms. Wu bought the When she moved into the unit, the stairs and the ground floor were already full of items, and she only purchased the unit area, but he had “preconceived ideas” and thought, “You have to ask me about everything you do.”

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Clutter filling the common space

After searching the register, Ms. Wu found that the Wu family only purchased the unit, excluding the stairs and underground. She brought the program team to inspect the house, and saw that the door of Wu’s house was “out”, and carpets, shoe cabinets, shoe racks, closed-circuit televisions, etc. were placed in the public areas. There was also another closed-circuit television at the corner of the next floor. ; As for the public space at the bottom of the stairs, it is filled with cardboard boxes, light tubes, etc.; there are three cabinets in the underground public space, which contain tools and paint, but have not been used for a long time. There are trolleys and bicycles placed against the wall, and between the cabinets and the door. There was a water pipe, which made her criticize the other family’s brutality and selfishness.

“There’s no reason for everyone to buy this land together, so you go and dominate it all. I think it’s unreasonable. If this is true, then Hong Kong doesn’t actually need to have laws. Well, if you say you are being arrogant, you can stop buying a house, but in fact, no one can buy a house.”

Garbage thrown at doorstep

The two parties later turned into a conflict. Ms. Wu recalled that on Christmas Day last year, she planned to throw away the trash when she went out. Because she missed something, she put the trash down and went to her home on the second floor to retrieve it. However, she forgot to throw away the trash in the end. Since then, the Wu family and her son often had sex day and night. Put the garbage on her floor, such as pizza boxes, egg shells, household garbage, etc., “go up the stairs by the door and put them down to my floor, and then go back up.” Ms. Wu posted a notice on the wall as a reminder, but the other party ignored it, so she asked someone to come to her home to argue. A quarrel broke out between the two parties. Mrs. Wu angrily said, “What kind of hygiene do I affect? Am I arrogant? I haven’t been arrogant for 10 years. It’s been there for so many years.”

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The program team wanted to come to find out more, but the Wu family suddenly called the police and asked the police to persuade them to leave. Ms. Wu then knocked on the door, but the other party refused to answer the door and did not answer the call from the program team.

Lawyers recommend applying for an injunction

Barrister Luk Wei-hsiung said that according to the Building Management Ordinance, it regulates how to distinguish public and private areas in the absence of a deed of mutual covenant. If the Land Registry document states which part belongs to which owner, this is a private area; otherwise, it is a private area; Considered as public spaces, such as stairs, passages, corridors, platforms or even facades.

Regarding the Wu family’s claim of “preconceived ideas”, Lu Weixiong said that there is no such approach. “If you break the law, you will break the law, and if you violate the law, you will violate the law.” He suggested seeking orders from the Land Tribunal, such as injunctions, removal orders, and clearance orders. If successful, the order could be used to require other units to comply. If the other party refuses, it will be regarded as contempt of court and may face punishment. In serious cases, there is a risk of sitting in court. Prison. In this regard, Ms. Wu said that she did not want the incident to worsen and believed that everything could be discussed. However, if the other party refused to cooperate, further actions would be taken, such as applying for an injunction and hiring a lawyer to handle the matter.

“My purpose is not to have a fight with him, I just want what I deserve, and I feel that my things should not be taken over by others.”

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Written by: Su Liyi

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The Battle for Public Space: Neighborhood Conflict in Village House Stairs

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