When will the civil code property fee be paid?

According to the Civil Law, the payment time of property fees is calculated from the date when the owner takes over the house and obtains the key or the developer notifies the delivery.

Regardless of whether the owner closes the house on schedule, the property fee is calculated from the date when the developer notifies the delivery. When the owner gets the key to the new house, he should start paying the property management fee. Owners who have purchased but have not moved in will pay 50% of the standard property fee within one year, and 100% for those who have not moved in after one year. National laws and regulations do not clearly stipulate how often property fees need to be paid.

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.

To sum up, the specific time can be indicated in the signed property management contract.

Legal basis:

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.