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民法典标准英腔女声朗读Article246~280
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Article 278
The following matters shall be jointly decided by the unit owners:
(1) to formulate and amend the procedural rules of the owners’ assembly;
(2) to formulate and amend the stipulations on management;
(3) to elect or replace members of the owners’ committee;
(4) to employ and remove the property management service enterprise or other managers;
(5) to use maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(6) to raise maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(7) to renovate and reconstruct buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(8) to change the intended use of the co-owned space or making use of the co-owned space to engage in business activities; and
(9) to handle other major matters relating to co-ownership and the right to joint management.
The quorum for matters subject to the unit owners’ joint decision shall be two thirds or more of the exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners.
Decisions of matters provided in Subparagraphs (6) through (8) shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners representing three quarters or more of the participating exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners. Decisions of other mattersprovided in the preceding Paragraph shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners representing more than half of the participating exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners.
Article 279
No unit owner may turn a dwelling space into a space used for operating businesses in violation of laws, regulations, or the stipulations on management. A unit owner who intends to turn a dwelling space into a space used for operating businesses shall, in addition to abiding by laws, regulations, and the stipulations on management, obtain unanimous consent from all interested unit owners.
The following matters shall be jointly decided by the unit owners:
(1) to formulate and amend the procedural rules of the owners’ assembly;
(2) to formulate and amend the stipulations on management;
(3) to elect or replace members of the owners’ committee;
(4) to employ and remove the property management service enterprise or other managers;
(5) to use maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(6) to raise maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(7) to renovate and reconstruct buildings and auxiliary facilities thereof;
(8) to change the intended use of the co-owned space or making use of the co-owned space to engage in business activities; and
(9) to handle other major matters relating to co-ownership and the right to joint management.
The quorum for matters subject to the unit owners’ joint decision shall be two thirds or more of the exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners.
Decisions of matters provided in Subparagraphs (6) through (8) shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners representing three quarters or more of the participating exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners. Decisions of other mattersprovided in the preceding Paragraph shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners representing more than half of the participating exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners.
Article 279
No unit owner may turn a dwelling space into a space used for operating businesses in violation of laws, regulations, or the stipulations on management. A unit owner who intends to turn a dwelling space into a space used for operating businesses shall, in addition to abiding by laws, regulations, and the stipulations on management, obtain unanimous consent from all interested unit owners.
Article 275
The ownership of the parking spaces and garages planned for parking vehicles within the construction zone shall be agreed upon by the parties by way of selling, giving away as gifts, leasing, and the like.
The parking spaces for parking vehicles that occupy the roads or other spacesco-owned by all unit owners are co-owned by all unit owners.
Article 276
The parking spaces and garages planned for parking vehicles within the construction zone shall first meet the needs of the unit owners.
Article 277
The unit owners may establish the owners’ assembly and elect the members of the owners’ committee. The specific conditions of and procedures for the establishment of the owners’ assembly and the owners’ committee shall be in accordance with laws and regulations.
The relevant department of the local people’s government and the residents’ committee shall provide guidance to and assistance in the establishment of the owners’ assembly and the election of the members of the owners’ committee.
The ownership of the parking spaces and garages planned for parking vehicles within the construction zone shall be agreed upon by the parties by way of selling, giving away as gifts, leasing, and the like.
The parking spaces for parking vehicles that occupy the roads or other spacesco-owned by all unit owners are co-owned by all unit owners.
Article 276
The parking spaces and garages planned for parking vehicles within the construction zone shall first meet the needs of the unit owners.
Article 277
The unit owners may establish the owners’ assembly and elect the members of the owners’ committee. The specific conditions of and procedures for the establishment of the owners’ assembly and the owners’ committee shall be in accordance with laws and regulations.
The relevant department of the local people’s government and the residents’ committee shall provide guidance to and assistance in the establishment of the owners’ assembly and the election of the members of the owners’ committee.
Article 270
The immovable and movable property that is lawfully owned by a social-organization legal person or an endowed legal person is protected by law.
Chapter VI Ownership of a Building’s Units
Article 271
A unit owner has the ownership over an exclusive unit of a building, such as a dwelling space or a space used for operating businesses, and has the right to co-own and jointly manage the common space other than the unit.
Article 272
A unit owner has the right to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of his exclusive unit of a building. The unit owner may not, when exercising his rights, endanger the safety of the building or impair the lawful rights and interests of other unit owners.
Article 273
A unit owner has rights and assumes duties with respect to the common space outside his exclusive unit of a building，and may not refuse to perform such duties on the ground that he has waived such rights.
While a unit owner transfers a dwelling space or the space used for business operations owned by him in a building, his rights to co-own and jointly manage the common space therein shall be transferred concomitantly.
Article 274
Roads within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners, except for those that are part of the urban public roads. Green spaces within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners, except for those that are part of the urban public green spaces and those expressly indicated to be owned by private individuals. Other public places, public facilities, and spaces used for property management service within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners.
The immovable and movable property that is lawfully owned by a social-organization legal person or an endowed legal person is protected by law.
Chapter VI Ownership of a Building’s Units
Article 271
A unit owner has the ownership over an exclusive unit of a building, such as a dwelling space or a space used for operating businesses, and has the right to co-own and jointly manage the common space other than the unit.
Article 272
A unit owner has the right to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of his exclusive unit of a building. The unit owner may not, when exercising his rights, endanger the safety of the building or impair the lawful rights and interests of other unit owners.
Article 273
A unit owner has rights and assumes duties with respect to the common space outside his exclusive unit of a building，and may not refuse to perform such duties on the ground that he has waived such rights.
While a unit owner transfers a dwelling space or the space used for business operations owned by him in a building, his rights to co-own and jointly manage the common space therein shall be transferred concomitantly.
Article 274
Roads within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners, except for those that are part of the urban public roads. Green spaces within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners, except for those that are part of the urban public green spaces and those expressly indicated to be owned by private individuals. Other public places, public facilities, and spaces used for property management service within the construction zone are co-owned by all unit owners.
Article 265
The property owned by a collective is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, secretly distribute, or destruct such property.
Where a decision made by a rural collective economic organization, a villagers’ committee, or the person in charge thereof infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of a member of the collective, the infringed member may request the people’s court to revoke the decision.
Article 266
A private individual has the right to own his lawful income, houses, articles for daily use, production tools, raw materials, as well as other immovable and movable property.
Article 267
The property lawfully owned by a private individual is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, or destruct such property.
Article 268
The State, collectives, and private individuals may establish companies with limited liabilities, joint stock companies limited by shares, or other enterprises through making capital contributions in accordance with law. Where the immovable or movable property of the State, collectives, and private individuals are invested in an enterprise, the investors are, in accordance with their agreement or in proportion to their investment, entitled to receive returns on the assets, make major decisions, and select business managers, and obligated to perform their duties.
Article 269
A for-profit legal person has the right to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of its immovable and movable property in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and its articles of association.
The provisions of the relevant laws, administrative regulations, and articles of association shall apply to the rights of a legal person other than a for-profit legal person with respect to its immovable and movable property.
The property owned by a collective is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, secretly distribute, or destruct such property.
Where a decision made by a rural collective economic organization, a villagers’ committee, or the person in charge thereof infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of a member of the collective, the infringed member may request the people’s court to revoke the decision.
Article 266
A private individual has the right to own his lawful income, houses, articles for daily use, production tools, raw materials, as well as other immovable and movable property.
Article 267
The property lawfully owned by a private individual is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, or destruct such property.
Article 268
The State, collectives, and private individuals may establish companies with limited liabilities, joint stock companies limited by shares, or other enterprises through making capital contributions in accordance with law. Where the immovable or movable property of the State, collectives, and private individuals are invested in an enterprise, the investors are, in accordance with their agreement or in proportion to their investment, entitled to receive returns on the assets, make major decisions, and select business managers, and obligated to perform their duties.
Article 269
A for-profit legal person has the right to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of its immovable and movable property in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and its articles of association.
The provisions of the relevant laws, administrative regulations, and articles of association shall apply to the rights of a legal person other than a for-profit legal person with respect to its immovable and movable property.
Article 262
With respect to the collectively-owned land, forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed land, mudflats, and the like, the ownership thereof shall be exercised in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) where they are owned by the farmer collective of a village, the ownership shall be exercised collectively by the collective economic organization of the village or the villagers’ committee on behalf of the collective in accordance with law;
(2) where they are owned by two or more farmer collectives within a village, the ownership shall be exercised by the respective collective economic organizations or the villagers’ groups on behalf of the collectives in accordance with law; and
(3) where they are owned collectively by the farmer collective of a rural-town, the ownership shall be exercised by the economic organizations of the town on behalf of the collective.
Article 263
With respect to the immovable and movable property owned by an urban-town collective, the collective is entitled to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of such property in accordance with laws and administrative regulations.
Article 264
Rural collective economic organizations, villagers’ committees, and villagers’ groups shall make the situation of the collectively-owned property known to the members of this collective in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and their articles of association, as well as the local covenants. Members of the collective have the right to retrieve and make copies of the relevant materials.
With respect to the collectively-owned land, forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed land, mudflats, and the like, the ownership thereof shall be exercised in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) where they are owned by the farmer collective of a village, the ownership shall be exercised collectively by the collective economic organization of the village or the villagers’ committee on behalf of the collective in accordance with law;
(2) where they are owned by two or more farmer collectives within a village, the ownership shall be exercised by the respective collective economic organizations or the villagers’ groups on behalf of the collectives in accordance with law; and
(3) where they are owned collectively by the farmer collective of a rural-town, the ownership shall be exercised by the economic organizations of the town on behalf of the collective.
Article 263
With respect to the immovable and movable property owned by an urban-town collective, the collective is entitled to possess, use, benefit from, and dispose of such property in accordance with laws and administrative regulations.
Article 264
Rural collective economic organizations, villagers’ committees, and villagers’ groups shall make the situation of the collectively-owned property known to the members of this collective in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and their articles of association, as well as the local covenants. Members of the collective have the right to retrieve and make copies of the relevant materials.
Article 260
The collectively-owned immovable and movable property include:
(1) the land, forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed land and mudflats that are provided by law to be owned by collectives;
(2) the buildings, production facilities, and farmland water conservancy facilities that are owned by collectives;
(3) the educational, scientific, cultural, public health, sports, and other facilities that are owned by collectives; and
(4) any other immovable and movable property that are owned by collectives.
Article 261
The immovable and movable property of a farmer collective are collectively owned by the members of this collective.
The following matters shall be decided by the collective’s members in accordance with statutory procedures:
(1) land contracting schemes, and the subcontracting of land to any organization or individual outside this collective;
(2) adjustment to the contracted land among the persons who have the right to contractual management of land;
(3) methods for the use and distribution of funds such as land compensation fees;
(4) matters such as changes in the ownership of enterprises invested by the
collective; and
(5) other matters as provided by law.
The collectively-owned immovable and movable property include:
(1) the land, forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed land and mudflats that are provided by law to be owned by collectives;
(2) the buildings, production facilities, and farmland water conservancy facilities that are owned by collectives;
(3) the educational, scientific, cultural, public health, sports, and other facilities that are owned by collectives; and
(4) any other immovable and movable property that are owned by collectives.
Article 261
The immovable and movable property of a farmer collective are collectively owned by the members of this collective.
The following matters shall be decided by the collective’s members in accordance with statutory procedures:
(1) land contracting schemes, and the subcontracting of land to any organization or individual outside this collective;
(2) adjustment to the contracted land among the persons who have the right to contractual management of land;
(3) methods for the use and distribution of funds such as land compensation fees;
(4) matters such as changes in the ownership of enterprises invested by the
collective; and
(5) other matters as provided by law.
Article 256
A public institution established by the State has the right to possess and use the immovable and movable property directly under its control, and to benefit from and dispose of such property in accordance with law and the relevant regulations made by the State Council.
Article 257
With respect to enterprises invested by the State, the State Council and the local people’s governments shall, on behalf of the State, perform the investor’s duties and enjoy the investor’s rights and interests respectively in accordance with laws and administrative regulations.
Article 258
The State-owned property is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, secretly distribute, intercept, or destroy such property.
Article 259
Institutions and their staff with the duties of administration and supervision overthe State-owned property shall strengthen the administration and supervision of the State-owned property in accordance with law, strive to preserve and increase the value of such property and prevent any loss thereof; they shall assume legal liabilities in accordance with law if losses are caused to the State-owned property as a result of their abuse of powers or dereliction of duties.
A person, who causes losses to the State-owned property by transferring it at low prices, secretly distributing it in conspiracy with other persons, creating a security interest on it without authorization, or by other means in the course of enterprise restructuring, merger or division, affiliated transactions, and the like, in violation of the provisions on the administration of the State-owned property, shall bear legal liability in accordance with law.
A public institution established by the State has the right to possess and use the immovable and movable property directly under its control, and to benefit from and dispose of such property in accordance with law and the relevant regulations made by the State Council.
Article 257
With respect to enterprises invested by the State, the State Council and the local people’s governments shall, on behalf of the State, perform the investor’s duties and enjoy the investor’s rights and interests respectively in accordance with laws and administrative regulations.
Article 258
The State-owned property is protected by law, and no organization or individual may misappropriate, loot, secretly distribute, intercept, or destroy such property.
Article 259
Institutions and their staff with the duties of administration and supervision overthe State-owned property shall strengthen the administration and supervision of the State-owned property in accordance with law, strive to preserve and increase the value of such property and prevent any loss thereof; they shall assume legal liabilities in accordance with law if losses are caused to the State-owned property as a result of their abuse of powers or dereliction of duties.
A person, who causes losses to the State-owned property by transferring it at low prices, secretly distributing it in conspiracy with other persons, creating a security interest on it without authorization, or by other means in the course of enterprise restructuring, merger or division, affiliated transactions, and the like, in violation of the provisions on the administration of the State-owned property, shall bear legal liability in accordance with law.
Chapter V
State Ownership, Collective Ownership and Private Ownership
Article 246
Where a property is provided by law to be owned by the State, the property belongs to the State, namely, to the whole people.
The ownership rights over the State-owned property shall be exercised by the State Council on behalf of the State, unless otherwise provided by law.
Article 247
Mineral deposits, waters, and sea areas are owned by the State.
Article 248
Uninhabited islands are owned by the State, and the State Council exercises the ownership rights over the uninhabited islands on behalf of the State.
Article 249
Urban land is owned by the State. Land in rural and urban suburbs that isprovided by law to be owned by the State is owned by the State.
Article 250
Natural resources, such as forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed lands, and mudflats, other than those provided by law to be collectively-owned, are owned by the State．
Article 251
The wild animal and plant resources that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 252
Radio-frequency spectrum resources are owned by the State.
Article 253
The cultural relics that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 254
The assets for national defense are owned by the State.
Infrastructures such as railways, roads, electric power facilities, telecommunication facilities, as well as oil and gas pipelines that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 255
A State organ has the right to possess and use the immovable and movable property directly under its control and to dispose of such property in accordance with law and the relevant regulations made by the State Council.
State Ownership, Collective Ownership and Private Ownership
Article 246
Where a property is provided by law to be owned by the State, the property belongs to the State, namely, to the whole people.
The ownership rights over the State-owned property shall be exercised by the State Council on behalf of the State, unless otherwise provided by law.
Article 247
Mineral deposits, waters, and sea areas are owned by the State.
Article 248
Uninhabited islands are owned by the State, and the State Council exercises the ownership rights over the uninhabited islands on behalf of the State.
Article 249
Urban land is owned by the State. Land in rural and urban suburbs that isprovided by law to be owned by the State is owned by the State.
Article 250
Natural resources, such as forests, mountain ridges, grasslands, unreclaimed lands, and mudflats, other than those provided by law to be collectively-owned, are owned by the State．
Article 251
The wild animal and plant resources that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 252
Radio-frequency spectrum resources are owned by the State.
Article 253
The cultural relics that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 254
The assets for national defense are owned by the State.
Infrastructures such as railways, roads, electric power facilities, telecommunication facilities, as well as oil and gas pipelines that are provided by law to be owned by the State are owned by the State.
Article 255
A State organ has the right to possess and use the immovable and movable property directly under its control and to dispose of such property in accordance with law and the relevant regulations made by the State Council.
Decisions of the owners’ assembly or the owners’ committee are legally binding on unit owners.
Where a decision made by the owners’ assembly or the owners’ committee infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of a unit owner, the infringed owner may request the people’s court to revoke it.