Do I have to pay property fees if I don't live in a house?

If you don't live in a house, you usually need to pay the property fee.

However, some regional policies and regulations stipulate that vacant houses can be exempted from property fees, and the owners can communicate with the property, and the agreement reached after communication is legal and effective.

Property fee refers to the fee that the property manager should pay according to the property service contract when providing property services and accepting property services. It is the owner's obligation to pay the property fee. If the owner is in arrears with the property fee, the property service provider may demand payment or bring a lawsuit, but it cannot demand payment by stopping power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply. Owners shall abide by laws, regulations and management regulations, and relevant behaviors shall meet the requirements of saving resources and protecting the ecological environment. For the emergency measures implemented by the realty service enterprise or other managers in accordance with the relevant provisions and other management measures implemented by the government, the owners shall cooperate in accordance with the relevant provisions.

Where the realty service contract is terminated, the original realty service provider shall withdraw from the realty service area within the agreed time limit or reasonable time limit, return the realty service premises, related facilities and relevant information necessary for realty service to the owners' committee, the owner who decides to manage by himself or the person designated by him, cooperate with the new realty service provider to do a good job in handover, and truthfully inform the use and management of the property.

legal ground

property management regulations

Forty-first owners should pay the property service fee in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract. If the owner and the user of the property agree that the user of the property shall pay the property service fee, the owner shall bear joint and several liability from the agreement.

Property that has been completed but has not been sold or handed over to the property buyer shall be paid by the construction unit.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 944 The owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services.

If the owner fails to pay the property fee within the time limit in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration.

The property service provider shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees.