Is it legal to deduct the decoration deposit from the property?

Of course. The property company's act of collecting the decoration deposit itself is in violation of the regulations, and the price department has not approved the property company to collect the decoration deposit from the owner. The decoration deposit will be returned to the owner within a certain period of time after the owner has completed the decoration and the property company has passed the acceptance.

Article 53 of the Property Management Regulations stipulates that if the owner needs to decorate the house, he shall inform the property management enterprise in advance. The property management enterprise shall inform the owners of the prohibited acts and matters needing attention in the house decoration. This is the responsibility of the property management company. Therefore, the owner only needs to fulfill the obligation to inform the property company about the renovation, without paying any fees. The property company's collection of decoration deposit is suspected of arbitrary charges, and the owner will not go through the check-in formalities without paying the fee, which is suspected of infringement. Property companies have no right to collect decoration deposits. What is established between property companies and property buyers is a legal relationship of property services. Property companies provide property services and have no right to restrict the entry behavior of property buyers. Now it has been explicitly forbidden for property companies to collect decoration deposits.

If the property company does not return, you can go to the price bureau to complain and report to recover the property.

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