An EV charger in the communal garage: rights and steps

A neighbour wants a charging point on their parking space? The law is crystal clear — and it surprises many communities.

The individual right

To install a charging point on your own space (or one for your exclusive use) you do not need the meeting's approval: it is enough to notify the community beforehand. The full cost (installation and consumption) falls on whoever wants it.

What the community can and cannot do

• It can require the work to be carried out by an authorised installer, with the corresponding certification.
• It can ask that the cable route be the technically reasonable one.
• It cannot put it to a vote, refuse it, or charge a fee for it.

How it is connected

The usual arrangement: a spur from the neighbour's own meter (so they pay their own electricity) with the cable running through common areas to their space. In large garages, consider a communal pre-installation (a main trunking run) that makes every future connection cheaper: that one is voted on (simple majority) and may qualify for grants.

Avoiding friction

A clear notice to everyone ("the owner of space 14 is installing a charging point under art. 17.5 of the Horizontal Property Act, at no cost to the community") kills off any rumour about someone plugging in at the community's expense.