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On Friday, the government will introduce a bill that means the boards of housing associations cannot prevent people from establishing a separate charging point for electric cars in a shared garage.
The bill means that housing associations together may be forced to accept the bill for updates to power grids and new infrastructure so that electric car owners can charge in communal garages.
Lise Åserud / NTB
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– We legislate that the owner of a unit in a housing association has the right to establish a charging point, even in cases where the majority of the housing association is against it, says the Minister of Local Government and Modernization, Nikolai Astrup (H) to NRK.
The individual must cover the costs of the charging box and pay for the electricity he uses.
– Participants without an electric car may have to cover the housing association’s power grid upgrade costs, he says.
The change in the law could have an impact on around 500,000 homeowner sections in 63,000 co-properties, and just under 360,000 housing association homes in 8,700 housing associations.
It is the Storting’s local government and administration committee that will now examine the case. The law can take effect at the earliest as of January 1, 2021, if the case is processed before the turn of the year.
