Several condominiums and housing associations have questions about trampolines in the common areas.Either owned by the housing association or private individuals.What will be the board's responsibility?The homeowners' lawyer Morten Fæste answers.The homeowners have received several inquiries from boards of condominiums and housing associations about trampolines.These questions deal with what the board's responsibility is when there are trampolines in the common areas.Lawyer in the Homeowners Morten Fæste is clear in these cases:- The legal starting point is that the owner of the trampoline is responsible for damage that occurs to third parties, as well as maintenance of the trampoline.In other words, it is basically the person or persons who buy and set up the trampoline who is responsible for this, says Morten Fæste.If co-owners set up trampolines in their own gardens, they will in any case be responsible for the trampoline.But what if they set up the trampoline in the common area?Then the board can refuse that they are set up, says lawyer Morten Fæste:- The special thing about co-ownership, compared with other forms of housing, is that the board has the authority to refuse the acquisition of a trampoline for use on the common areas.Due to this "gatekeeper function", the board will in our opinion take responsibility for the trampoline as the board accepts that it is used on the common areas - despite the fact that the trampoline is owned by a private person.RESPONSIBILITY: The board will be able to take responsibility if trampolines are set up in the common areas, says lawyer in the Homeowners Morten Fæste.The fact that the board allows a trampoline in the common areas can thus give the board a responsibility.The lawyer explains what this responsibility entails:- According to the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB), homeowners are responsible under the Product Control Act for ensuring that the trampoline is installed in accordance with the instructions for use, that they are placed safely on a safe surface and that the use is in accordance with user instructions.The housing association will also be responsible for the maintenance of straps, fasteners, edge cushion, net and stand.And to put it bluntly: the board will be responsible if it is the condominium that has bought and set up the trampoline.Read also: These are the responsibilities of the board of a condominium!If you allow a trampoline on the common areas, you should therefore instruct the owner to carry out proper maintenance, and the board should check that this maintenance has been completed.-If the condominium has maintained, installed and secured the trampoline properly, and ensured that the use of the trampoline takes place in accordance with the user instructions, it will take a long time before the condominium becomes liable for damages, Morten Fæste explains.But he also reminds that the responsibility of the board can extend beyond if someone is injured on the trampoline:-In addition to being able to be liable for any personal injuries, damages caused by the trampoline being taken by the wind and damaging objects, houses or other people will also be the responsibility of the condominium.Lawyer Morten Fæste points out that the board can insure against this responsibility:-Any liability may be covered through the condominium's joint insurance.You should check with the insurance company what such liability insurance actually covers.With good routines, both accidents and liability can be prevented.The following checklist for safe trampoline use can be found on DSB's information page Safe everyday lifeAnders Leisner is a lawyer in Huseierne.Here he gives you an overview of the board's tasks and responsibilities in condominiums and housing associations.read moreFrom 1 May 2021, there were new and simplified rules for building terraces and small extensions.At the cottage, the zoning plan may put an end to your building plans, but there are opportunities.This is how you can go about getting your building done!You have just taken over the home, which appears to be as agreed.But suddenly you see that some small insects are flying across the living room floor, first one, then several.The home has a beard.What are you doing?"The Storting can not close its eyes to the situation. State authorities must take co-responsibility for solving what could be a crisis for many households' finances."This was the message from Secretary General Morten Andreas Meyer to the politicians in the municipal committee.INTEREST BAROMETERS: Homeowners' interest rate barometers for May show that the best interest rates have stabilized at just over two per cent.While the most expensive interest rates on mortgages are now at almost three percent.It is over 11,000 kroner to save a year by switching from the most expensive to the cheapest bank on our interest rate barometer!Login Become a member Member benefits