Regulations of Ningbo Municipality on Property Management of Residential Quarters (revised in 2009)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Property Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Regulations on Property Management of the State Council, the Regulations on Property Management of Zhejiang and other laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of this Municipality, in order to standardize the property management activities of residential quarters, promote the autonomous management of property by owners, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of owners and property service enterprises, and improve people's living environment. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the property management, use, maintenance, supervision and management of residential quarters within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 The municipal real estate administrative department (hereinafter referred to as the municipal real estate administrative department) shall be responsible for the guidance, supervision and management of the city's property management activities.

County (city) and district real estate administrative departments (hereinafter referred to as the administrative departments of property under their respective jurisdictions) shall be responsible for the guidance, supervision and management of property management activities within their respective administrative areas.

Construction, planning, urban management, public security, price, environmental protection, industry and commerce, civil affairs, finance, civil air defense and other relevant departments shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, assist in the guidance, supervision and management of property management activities within their respective administrative areas. Article 4 Sub-district offices (township people's governments) are responsible for coordinating the relationship between property management and community construction, guiding owners to set up owners' meetings, assisting the property administrative departments in their respective jurisdictions to mediate disputes between owners and property service enterprises, and guiding and supervising property management.

The community residents' committee shall support and guide the owners' congress and the owners' committee to perform their autonomous management duties according to law, and cooperate with the property administrative departments and neighborhood offices (township people's governments) to mediate disputes between owners and property service enterprises.

When there is a dispute between the owner and the property service enterprise in the property management, they may request the property administrative department, the subdistrict office (township people's government) and the community residents' committee to mediate. Article 5 County (city) and District People's governments shall strengthen their leadership over property management within their respective administrative areas, establish a joint meeting system of property management attended by property administrative departments, sub-district offices (township people's governments) and relevant departments and units, coordinate and solve major problems in property management within their respective jurisdictions, establish a working mechanism for property management dispute resolution and dispute handling, and provide convenience for handling property management disputes and disputes. Chapter II Owners, Owners' Congress and Owners' Committee Article 6 Owners shall enjoy the rights and perform the obligations stipulated by laws and regulations in property management activities. Article 7 If the property management area meets the requirements stipulated by laws and regulations, the subdistrict office (Township People's Government) shall guide the owners to set up the preparatory group for the owners' meeting, and the property administrative department in the area shall provide assistance. Article 8 The preparatory group of the owners' congress shall perform the following duties:

(a) Identify the owner;

(2) Drafting the rules of procedure of the owners' congress;

(3) Drafting the draft management statute;

(four) to formulate the draft measures for the election of the owners' committee;

(five) to organize the first owners' meeting. Ninth the preparatory funds for the first meeting of the owners' congress shall be borne by the construction unit. The construction unit shall, before the property is delivered for use, hand over the preparatory funds for the first owners' meeting to the neighborhood offices (township people's governments) in accordance with the specific standards determined in consultation with the neighborhood offices (township people's governments) where the property is located, which will be used by the preparatory group for the owners' meeting.

Reserve funds shall be stored in special accounts and used for special purposes. After the first meeting of the owners' congress, the preparatory group of the owners' congress shall announce the use of preparatory funds to all owners and accept the supervision of all owners. The balance of reserve funds shall be included in the special maintenance funds of the property or used according to the decision of the owners' congress. Article 10 The convening form of the owners' meeting, the generation of owners' representatives and the decisions of the owners' meeting shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations. Eleventh owners' committee is elected by the owners' congress, and it is the executive body of the owners' congress, and performs the duties entrusted by laws, regulations and owners' congress according to law. Members of the owners' committee shall be natural person owners or natural person representatives authorized by unit owners who can conscientiously perform their obligations as owners, are enthusiastic about community public welfare undertakings, and have strong credibility and organization and coordination ability. Article 12 The number of members of the owners' committee shall be odd, and shall not be less than five. The chairman and deputy directors of the owners' committee are elected from among the members of the owners' committee.

The owners' committee shall, within 30 days from the date of election, file with the subdistrict office (Township People's Government) and the property administrative department under its jurisdiction. If the contents of the record of the owners' committee are changed, it shall go through the formalities for record change within thirty days from the date of change.

The administrative department of property under the jurisdiction shall issue the record certificate of the owners' congress and the owners' committee and the seal engraving certificate to the owners' committee elected according to law. The owners' committee shall engrave and use seals according to law.

The term of office of the owners' committee is three to five years, and the specific term is decided by the owners' congress. Members of the owners' committee may be re-elected. Thirteenth meetings of the owners' committee shall be convened by the director or the deputy director entrusted by the director. More than half of the members must attend the meeting, and the decisions made must be agreed by more than half of all members of the owners' committee.

Matters that need to be discussed and decided by the owners' committee shall be announced in the property management area three days before the meeting, and listen to the suggestions and opinions of the owners and non-owners.

The owners' committee shall, within three days after making a decision, publish the contents of the decision in written form within the property management area. The owner may request to consult the minutes of the meeting of the owners' committee, and the owners' committee shall cooperate.