The leaks in the Vinyes car park they have ended up in one public complaint against him municipality of Andorra la Vella. the society Heritage vineyardsowner of the equipment, accuses the corporation of “culpable negligence” and to belittle their claims as a result of the remodeling works of Plaça del Poble. The company assures that it accumulates new material, patrimonial and reputational damages without that water ingress from the roof has been resolved. The latest episode took place last weekend, when the rains of October 17 and 18 they provoked further leaks and damage to two parked vehicles on the seventh floor.
The common, for its part, rejected yesterday in a statement that its action “can be described as neglect or inaction“. He also assured that “over the last year” the corporation “has spared no efforts or resources to try to solve the problem”. To try to solve it, “meetings have been held with the various parties involvedquality control tests have been carried out and it has repeatedly requested from the construction company and the optional management to adopt the necessary measures. The interventions and tests carried out so far, however, have not put an end to the leaksFaced with this situation, the municipality has hired an independent professional service to determine the causes of the incidents and review the actions taken.
Facilities
The water also affects the facilities, assures Vinyes. One of the elevators has been out of service since September 29 due to leaks. According to the property, an inspection on October 8 found that they had worsened after the rainsso the appliance will not be able to operate again until the water inflow is stopped and the condition of the components is checked. Vinyes also maintains that the tightness tests carried out on the planters during the summer vthey will cause new leaks, even though they were supposed to be used to check the isolation of the square.
The property places the origin of the responsibilities in the agreement signed in 1999 between the common and the Vinyes-Dabad family to build the car park and use its cover to expand Plaça del Poble. The agreement, the company recalls, establishes that the waterproofing of the slab, the drains and the maintenance of the ceded surface are the responsibility of the corporation. vines considers that the communal government has breached these obligations and regrets the deterioration of a collaborative relationship with the previous teams, stating, in addition, that with the current communal government it has happened “from consideration to disregard“.
More than a year
The first reported damages date from June 23, 2025. Two days later, the company’s lawyer asked the Consul General to stop the works and take urgent measures to prevent new floods The common replied that it was studying possible solutions with the construction company, but the leaks continued. The requirements were repeated on July 3 and September 30with the request for a technical report and a schedule of repairs. The property reports that it did not receive a response to these communications and that the incidents persisted. On May 4, another ingress of water, attributed by its architect to the blockage of a drain or downspout, prompted a fourth request.
The lack of agreement moved the conflict to the courts. On December 1, 2025, Vinyes initiated a patrimonial liability claim against the commondismissed by the board of government on January 27. After an appeal rejected on April 21filed a lawsuit before the Battle on May 20. The corporation maintains that the claim must be addressed to Sideco, the construction company, because it considers that it is the one that must answer for the damage to the works. According to the property, the common recognizes the 1999 agreementbut the parish administration interprets that there is only a generic maintenance obligation.
In the judicial response of July 6the Common reiterated that he did not recognize “no own responsibility” in the leaks and pointed out the construction company as responsible for the damages. vines rejects this interpretation and insists that it is up to the administration to keep the roof waterproof. With litigation pending and damages still present, the company states that it has decided to make the complaint public after fifteen months of requirements without a solution that prevents new water ingress.
The common “regrets the damage caused by the leaks to the property and to the users of the Vinyes car park“. The corporation also assured that “specific and localized actions have already been initiated in the places where possible water entry points have been detected” and that “the priority is to stop the ingress of water, avoid further damage and ensure that the work meets the required conditions to be accepted“.
The minority group regretted the events. “We already warned that if the works were not done correctly from the beginning, we would end up having to raise the whole square to solve the problems. Unfortunately, the facts continue to give us cause for concern. And the most serious thing is that, beyond the material and economic damage, the image, prestige and credibility of the municipality of Andorra la Vella“, he emphasized David Astrié.
