Is the property fee paid by the landlord or the tenant according to the law?

If the lease contract clearly stipulates which party will pay, the party shall bear the payment obligation; If it is not clearly stated, it shall be paid by the real estate lessee. If the lessee fails to pay the property management fee on time, the landlord shall bear joint liability.

The lease contract should specify the rent, lease term and which party will pay the expenses incurred during the lease period, such as water, electricity and property fees.

If the lease contract does not clearly stipulate who will bear the lease expenses, the lessee shall pay the property management fee. If the lessee fails to pay the property management fee on time, the owner shall bear joint liability.

According to the relevant laws and regulations of the Housing Lease Contract Law, Article 2 13 of the lease contract includes the name, quantity, purpose, lease term, rent and its payment term and method, lease maintenance and other provisions of the lease item.

According to Article 7 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Property Service Disputes, if the owner and the lessee, borrower or other property user of the property agree that the property user will pay the property fee, and the property service enterprise requests the owner to bear joint liability, the people's court shall support it.