The Inspectorate for Control in the Construction and Housing and Communal Services Sector issued 215,907 mandatory notices requiring violations to be corrected.
The inspectorate also submitted 348 requests to suspend, terminate or revoke licenses and permits over breaches of architectural and technical supervision requirements. A further 1,650 reports concerning the use of substandard construction materials and products were sent to the relevant authorities.
Thousands of violations found in apartment buildings
Inspectors assessed the technical condition of 23,121 apartment buildings during the first nine months of the year, identifying 9,804 violations.
These included 403 cases involving damage to load-bearing structures, 2,385 violations involving building enclosures, 4,743 instances of unauthorized construction on adjacent land, 1,291 cases of the unlawful occupation of common areas, and 1,150 cases involving damaged basement walls or breaches of sanitary standards in basements.
More than 6,000 of the violations had been remedied by the time of the report. The inspectorate filed lawsuits in 1,457 cases.
Illegal water use leads to additional charges
The inspectorate also identified 5,141 cases of illegal activity involving drinking water and wastewater networks. Of these, 4,053 involved drinking water systems, 542 concerned sewage networks, and 545 involved broken meter seals.
Water supply organizations were charged an additional UZS 27.4 billion as a result of the findings.
During the same period, the inspectorate received 7,507 complaints from individuals and businesses. A total of 2,459 were resolved in the complainants’ favor, while legal explanations were provided in the remaining cases.
