Finding yourself late in the evening in a dark courtyard or entrance of your house, you feel, to put it mildly, uncomfortable. Immediately, two thoughts flash through my head: “I wish I could run home as soon as possible” and “Who is generally responsible for lighting the apartment building and the yard?” The answers to the second question can be found in this article.
Who is responsible for the light in the entrance and around it
Each apartment owner needs to know that in addition to residential square meters, he also owns, on the basis of shared ownership, a part of the adjacent territory and all non-residential property that is located on it (playgrounds, parking lots, lawns, as well as barriers, lights, stairwells, electrical panels, lift shafts).
The owner is responsible for maintaining the common property in order. This responsibility is expressed in the form of monthly payment prescribed in the receipt. The amount of electricity spent on lighting the local area and the entrance is recorded on the general house electric meter.
Lighting standards
At the entrance of each house, common house properties (corridors, vestibules, attics, stairwells, basements) should be illuminated. The way and scale of lighting depends on the type and size of the building itself.
Regulatory documents fix some characteristics of lighting:
Each main entrance to the entrance is illuminated by a lamp from 6 to 11 lux. They should be the same in the basement and in the attic.
Illumination of corridors should not be lower than 20 lux. In corridors with a length of less than 10 m, one luminaire is installed in the center. If the length of the corridor is more than 10 m - two lamps or more.
The light switch in the common property must be located in a place accessible to every resident.
To reduce the cost of street lighting, modern light sources are used: discharge, LED and fluorescent light bulbs. In some yards, special motion sensors are installed to save electricity.
Preference in choosing a light source for the entrance is given to energy-saving lamps. For an hour of uninterrupted operation, they produce up to 12 watts. For comparison, over the same period of time, a fast incandescent lamp consumes an average of 50 watts.
The only disadvantage of using energy-saving lamps in entryways is the likelihood that they can be damaged or unscrewed.
Who owns the lanterns in the yard
Illuminated house territory is necessary to create comfortable living, public safety and prevent cases of theft and hooliganism.
With common property in the house, everything is clear. But with the land adjacent to the building, there are some nuances.
First, you need to figure out whether the land on which the house stands is legalized, what are its boundaries and whether it has been assigned a cadastral number. To do this, any homeowner can apply for a request to the cadastral chamber.
If the land is not registered, it is still the property of LSG bodies. And this means that they are responsible for it and all the costs of its maintenance.
There is also an option in which the developer is still the tenant of the site. In such a situation, the developer himself must decide on the maintenance of the site.
And yet, in the case when the land is registered in the cadastral chamber, has boundaries, land surveying has been carried out, it can be considered the property of the owners of apartments in the building to which it belongs.
The authorities are responsible for lighting.
To figure out who should be responsible for the street lighting of the local area and inside the entrances, you need to find out who is responsible for organizing the proper condition of all common property.
House control methods:
- Direct management of owners (if the number of apartments is not more than 30);
- Association of homeowners;
- Management Company.
The method of managing the house is determined at a general meeting of tenants. The decision can be made or changed at any time.
In the first case, the owners independently conclude contracts with organizations involved in house maintenance and the provision of utilities.
In the second and third cases, the responsibility for maintaining the common property of the house lies on the shoulders of the relevant authorities.
There is no light, where to complain
Now that it is dark in your yard or porch, you know who will help solve the problem. Still, one cannot do without the personal initiative of the residents themselves. If the lighting in the entrance or near it is gone, any of the tenants can draw up an act in any form. This document must also contain the signatures of your neighbors. For more reliable confirmation of the information, photographs can be taken.
The entire collected package should be in the hands of the board of the HOA, the Criminal Code or an organization that provides lighting services for common house property. The act itself is best drawn up in two copies. On one of them, ask to put a mark on receipt and take this copy with you. After that, it remains only to wait for the light to turn on.
If you ask yourself at whose expense the repair of general house lighting is paid, it becomes clear that it is at the expense of the residents. By paying for common house maintenance, they also pay the amounts calculated for diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Not everyone has forgotten the good old Soviet times, when the common property belonged not to the owners of apartments, but to the state. And today you have to sit in the dark until the light of truth indicates that you must replace the light bulb or fix the lantern.
When questions arise in the field of housing and communal services, it is so important to find reliable answers. You can do it on our website!
None of the regulatory legal acts of Russia contains the definition of "house territory".
At whose expense should it be made?
In accordance with the Housing Code, all expenses for maintaining the common property of the house are divided between the owners in proportion to the area of their apartments, and since the adjacent territory belongs to joint property, the payment for street light falls on the shoulders of the owners. Expenses for street lighting are calculated according to the general house meter and are monthly included in the receipts of the residents of the house.
Reference! If it is not documented that the territory around the house belongs to the common property, the inclusion of such a line of expenses in receipts for payment is illegal and may serve as the start of litigation.
Returning home at night is much more pleasant and safer in a lighted courtyard than getting to your own apartment in the dark, shuddering at every rustle. The lack of light in the yard is a reason to contact the management company or administration.
Perhaps, each of us at least once in our lives had to walk without lighting along the stairwell of the entrance in complete darkness in the regions of Russia. And even if in this case it was possible to successfully overcome all the steps, then all the same, the unpleasant sensations we endured remained for a long time. So, in order to completely exclude the possibility of a repetition of this, it is necessary to properly organize reliable and comfortable lighting of stairs.
The main task in managing the lighting of staircases is to ensure safe and comfortable movement for all people passing through it. To do this, the light should be directed to the steps from above and clearly shade the contours of each of them. In addition, the light should create soft, rather than harsh, shadows to improve the spatial orientation of people. It should also be noted that well-lit walls create a sense of security in a person.
Emergency lighting of stairwells should also be thought out. In case of unforeseen or critical situations, it will help to avoid unnecessary risks.
The AKTEY company in the regions of Russia will be able to offer you at least 10 solutions for stairwell lighting for every taste and budget. You can buy our solutions from us or from our dealers in any region of Russia.
Staircase lighting standards
The level of illumination of staircases is standardized by SNiP 23-05-95 * "Natural and artificial lighting", it ranges from 50 to 100 lux. Particular attention should be paid to the contrast of the steps when they are illuminated, but at the same time, the lamps should not dazzle people walking along the flight of stairs. Therefore, light sources are usually placed on ceilings or high on walls.
The most functional and complete solution in the AKTEY portfolio is the SA-7008U LED lamp of the Perseus series. This intelligent product always works in the presence of people, and at the moment when there is no one on the stairs, it turns off completely or goes into standby mode. At this moment, only natural lighting of the stairwells of residential buildings works. SA-7008U does not require replacement of lamps, when using such a solution, there is no need for any maintenance during the entire period of operation.
On the one hand, the polycarbonate housing provides a high light output from the LED module, and on the other hand, it significantly reduces glare. The streamlined shape allows the lamps to be used as decorative elements of the premises. The body of the luminaire is made of polycarbonate, which, on the one hand, has high light transmission abilities, and, on the other hand, evenly distributes the flow of light without having a dazzling effect. The impact resistance of this material and the special streamlined shape provide excellent vandal resistance.
How to make lighting on the staircase?
In addition to the fact that the lighting of stairs and platforms in the entrances of residential buildings is designed to ensure the safety and comfort of the residents of the house, it must be energy-saving and vandal-proof, that is, protected from external destruction, breakage and theft. The use of luminaires with sensors will save up to 98% of electricity on lighting. Anti-vandal protection of LED lamps is provided by a durable polycarbonate housing, special fasteners protect against theft.
Since the lamps in the staircases and marches often work around the clock, the absolute value of the savings both in watts and in rubles can be quite significant.
At AKTEY, you can choose the best solution for your staircase from the following options:
- LED lamps of the Perseus series - SA-7008U, SA-7006, SA-7006D, SA-7106E;
- LED lamps DBB 64-08 and DBB 64-08D;
- fixtures and sockets with sensors for a lamp with an E27 base - CA-18, CA-19, CA-20.
LED lamp SA-7008U, series "Perseus"
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Energy-saving LED lamp for housing and communal services SA-7006D, series "Persey"
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REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING
When designing emergency lighting for residential buildings, apartment buildings, residential premises, it is necessary to be guided by the requirements of current regulatory documents, building codes and rules.
In accordance with the requirements of SP52.13330.2011 (updated version of SNiP 23-05-95), the set of rules "Natural and artificial lighting" - emergency lighting for residential buildings and premises should be provided in case of power failure of the main (working) lighting. Emergency lighting should be turned on automatically when the power supply to the main (working) lighting fails, as well as by the signals of the fire and emergency alarm systems or manually if there is no alarm or it has not worked.
Emergency lighting of residential buildings, houses, premises connects to a power source independent of the work light power source.
In residential buildings, houses and premises, emergency lighting should provide the necessary level of illumination along evacuation routes. Escape emergency lighting should be tripled:
- in corridors and passages along the evacuation route;
- in places of change (difference) in the level of the floor or coating;
- on stairs - each march should be lit by direct light, especially the upper and lower steps;
- in the zone of each change in the direction of the evacuation route;
- at the intersection of aisles and corridors;
- in places where emergency communications and other means intended for notification of an emergency are located;
- in places where primary fire extinguishing equipment is located;
- at the locations of the evacuation plan;
- outside - in front of each final exit from the building.
Along with evacuation emergency lighting of evacuation routes, safety lighting should be provided. Lighting of areas of increased danger should be provided in the premises of the input distribution devices, the main switchboard, in the premises where emergency power supplies are located or equipment connected to standby independent power supplies is located.
When designing emergency lighting for residential buildings, houses, premises, it is necessary to limit the glare from emergency lighting fixtures located on escape routes or in high-risk areas. Glare limitation should be achieved by limiting the luminous intensity of the luminaires depending on the installation height of the luminaires. Limit values of light intensity are reflected in SP52.13330.2011.
In multi-storey residential buildings, along with emergency evacuation lighting, emergency lighting in elevators should be provided. Requirements for emergency lighting of the elevator cabin are given in GOST R 53780-2010 “Elevators. General safety requirements for the device and installation.
According to SP-267.1325800.2016 “High-rise buildings and complexes. Design Rules - emergency lighting refers to the safety system of high-rise buildings.
In multi-storey high-rise residential buildings, emergency lighting is designed taking into account the requirements of SP 253.1325800.2016 "ENGINEERING SYSTEMS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS". In accordance with these requirements, emergency lighting belongs to the 1st category of electrical receivers, for which, according to the technical assignment for design, a third, independent power source can be provided to ensure operation in emergency mode for 3 hours. As an independent power source for power receivers of a special group of the 1st category, Diesel power plants (DES) or Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) can be used, which should turn on automatically when the external power is turned off.
Additionally, the set of rules SP 253.1325800.2016 defines the requirements for cable lines for electrical wiring of emergency lighting systems on escape routes.
AUTONOMOUS LIGHTS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, HOUSES AND ROOMS
On the one hand, emergency lighting fixtures must meet all the requirements for emergency lighting equipment, and on the other hand, they must comply with the operating conditions.
For corridors, entrances and stairwells of multi-apartment residential buildings, lamps and indicators in a shock-resistant anti-vandal case, with IP44 / IP54 / IP65 protection against dust and moisture, are well suited. As an additional anti-vandal protection, the luminaires can be used in conjunction with a protective metal mesh.
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