What are the legal provisions for dealing with water leakage in houses?

Legal analysis: There are the following legal provisions on house water leakage. First, when developers build houses, quality problems lead to water leakage, which should be borne by developers. Secondly, if it is because of the reasons of the upstairs residents, such as improper use of water when decorating houses and rebuilding pipelines, then the upstairs residents will bear the responsibility of repairing and compensating for the losses.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 296 Where the owner of a realty uses an adjacent realty for water, drainage, passage, pipeline laying, etc. We should try our best to avoid causing damage to neighboring real estate owners.

Article 165 Where an actor infringes upon the civil rights and interests of others through fault and causes damage, he shall bear tort liability. If the actor is presumed to be at fault according to law, and the actor cannot prove that he is not at fault, he shall bear tort liability.

Article 167 Where an infringement endangers the personal and property safety of others, the infringed party has the right to request the infringer to bear the tort liability of stopping the infringement, removing the obstruction and eliminating the danger.