#dangerous buildings

A total of 335 buildings across Larnaca district have been classified as dangerous, with 189 falling into the highest risk category and being dealt with as a priority, the Larnaca district local ...

The technical chamber (Etek) expects revised legislation on dangerous buildings by the end of the year, its secretary general, Andreas Theodotou, said on Friday, following the collapse of a balcony ...

Legal tools for evacuating dangerous buildings are “time consuming and ineffective”, Limassol EOA chairman Yiannis Tsouloftas stressed on Friday, following the collapse of a balcony on Thursday that promoted the ...

Authorities continued investigations on Friday into the circumstances under which a fifth-floor balcony in Limassol collapsed onto the one underneath, prompting Civil Defence to evacuate all 56 apartments in the block ...

Supervision of jointly owned apartment buildings is expected to move to district local government organisations (EOAs), after the interior ministry and the organisations reached an understanding on the plan at ...

The government will not provide state funding for a new system to oversee management committees in jointly owned buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed parliament, as the proposed legislation returns ...

The derelict former Othello cinema in Engomi was on Tuesday classified as dangerous after an inspection found serious structural deterioration, while authorities have also raised public health concerns over conditions ...

A regular inspection system for buildings, similar to that of an MOT test for cars, is being proposed as parliament examines new measures to tackle dangerous properties. The proposal was ...

The Cyprus property developers association has called for regular technical inspections of buildings and to expedite legislation covering dangerous buildings, saying on Tuesday that “there is no longer any room ...

There are 711 buildings in the Nicosia district officially confirmed as dangerous, according to updated figures released by the Nicosia district government organisation (EOA) on Friday.  The organisation is calling for ...

A businessman renting a store in the former Othello cinema building in Engomi has accused the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) of failing to act on a structure it ...

The Nicosia district government is awaiting access to a €2 million fund which was approved to help deal with dangerous buildings, with the matter of dangerous buildings having become a point ...

The Larnaca district government (EOA) said on Tuesday that 90 buildings believed to be Turkish Cypriot properties are being assessed as potentially dangerous following extensive inspections. In a statement, it said ...

The Larnaca district government (EOA) announced on Friday that 1,084 buildings have been identified as potentially dangerous, with the cost of removing safety risks estimated at €5.94 million. “Through the systematic updating ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told MPs on Thursday that they should begin immediately discussing three priority bills on dangerous buildings, jointly owned buildings and restructuring civil protection. Ioannou, who had ...

A block of flats in Limassol was evacuated on Monday evening after two balconies collapsed, falling onto a parked car on the street below. No injuries were reported as a ...

The Larnaca District local government organisation (EOA) is preparing to move ahead with the evacuation of a large apartment complex near Larnaca port if owners fail to address serious structural ...

Nearly a month after the Limassol district local government organisation (EOA) applied for a court order to evacuate the unsafe Seagate apartment complex in the Yermasoyia tourist area, no decision ...

A further two dangerous residential properties in Larnaca will be demolished in the coming days as authorities continue efforts to address a growing number of unsafe buildings across the district, ...

Responsibility for dangerous buildings lies solely with their owners, the Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) said on Wednesday, stressing that public safety is “not up for negotiation”. In a ...

Owners of dangerous and neglected buildings were urged on Tuesday to carry out immediate repair and maintenance work after a series of structural incidents in Larnaca raised concerns over public ...

Eight hundred and eighty-nine buildings in the Larnaca district have been classified as dangerous under updated records compiled by the Larnaca district government organisation (EOA). Speaking on Friday, Larnaca EOA ...

Rescue workers were on Thursday afternoon sifting through the debris of an abandoned residence in Larnaca after the building’s roof collapsed. No casualties were reported. The residence in question ...

Measures will be taken over the next few days for another dangerous building in Larnaca to be evacuated, with authorities also concerned about the social aspect of the process. Larnaca’...