"I Can't Go Out 80,000 Euros": in This City, the Owners of a Residence Face Balconies Deemed Dangerous

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In Anglet, in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the owners of a residence can no longer enjoy their balcony after the fall of two pieces of terrace. "We feel taken hostage," confides one of the inhabitants. The quote that was presented to them is excessively expensive.

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In Anglet, 780 balconies of a residence were declared at risk after the fall of pieces of the terrace; an estimate of 10 million euros, or 35 000 euros per apartment on average, was presented to the co-owners. In Macon, the City had an emergency evacuation of a building from the docks in the face of a risk of a balcony collapse. Who is responsible, who pays and who must act when the structure threatens? The answer is based on the law of 10 July …