Wiring and Supply Matters
There are often considerable costs associated with moving or rerouting existing supply lines, and it is also almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with supply lines when new building and construction projects are carried out, new roads are laid, or changes are made to the existing road network, municipal urban development projects are initiated, etc.
Moreover, the implementation of development projects often involves matters relating to the establishment of a new supply, where there are also very large values at stake, especially in the area of wastewater, and where the legislation is complex.
The so-called guest principle for cables stipulates who should bear the costs of necessary cabling work, and thus whether it is the land owner or the cable owner. In this context, the municipalities are land owners: either as road authorities in relation to road areas or as owners of municipal areas, and therefore conflicts often arise for the municipalities regarding the payment of costs for cabling work and the scope of the guest principle.
In Sarah Jano, Codex Advokater have one of the country’s leading specialists in the field of cabling and utilities, and she has been directly involved in many of the legal and valuation cases concerning the scope and understanding of the guest principle that have been conducted over the past 15 years for the state construction authorities and companies, and which have guided the allocation of costs for cabling work in connection with the implementation of public construction and infrastructure projects.
Our advisory assignments in the area of cabling and utilities include:
- Entering into cabling protocol agreements and reimbursement agreements
- Preparation of declaration paradigms for securing cable installations
- Interpretation of cabling declarations and other contractual basis (delivery clauses, etc.)
- The relationship between municipalities and municipal supply companies
- LER (Cabling Owner Register) legislation
- Payment of connection fee
- Entering into building planning agreements
Sarah Jano
Partner, Attorney (H)