Is the property fee paid before service or after service?

Legal analysis: pay first and then serve. The owner should go through the check-in formalities at the residential property management office and get the key to the new house, so he should start paying the property management fee.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the Regulations on Property Management, the owner shall pay the property service fee according to the agreement in 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. The property service fee shall be paid by the property developer before the property is actually delivered to the buyer for possession, and shall be paid jointly by the owner and the buyer after the actual delivery.