Abstract

MAZO ELORZA, Fabián Alirio. HOME UTILITIES: ARE THEY HUMAN RIGHTS OR PRODUCTS FOR SALE? THE MEDELLIN CASE. Ágora U.S.B. [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.2, pp.583-600. ISSN 1657-8031.

This current paper introduces the research results aiming at demonstrating and identifying, in the city of Medellin, the multiple effects to people by the lack of home utilities, still and the technical, operational, and financial capacities of the company providing services in the city: Public Companies of Medellin (EPM -ESP), which supposes an inadequate reading of the reality of the city, mainly on the outskirts and high-risk areas. This situation makes the citizens resort to the judicial routes or assault and battery in order for them to provide with the service, and in either of the two routes, a series of legal, social, and economic difficulties are derived, which becomes a problem to the Municipality, which according to the Law 142 as of 1994, is responsible for ensuring the people the right to home utilities, situations which could have a more adequate solution to the extent that it can be adjusted to the reality of the city.

Keywords : Home Utilities; Public Companies of Medellin -EPM-; High Risk Zones; Territorial Ordering Plan -TOP-; Minimum Living Standard.

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