Can the property charge the secondary water supply fee?

The property cannot charge the secondary water supply fee.

Property companies must abide by laws and regulations when collecting water and electricity charges, and may not collect fees or other extra fees from owners. The realty service enterprise that accepts the entrustment to collect the fees for water supply and power supply shall collect the fees according to the supplier's price standard, and shall not raise the fees or repeat the fees without authorization. In addition, the property should not charge the secondary water supply fee, which is illegal. If the water supply enterprise needs to carry out secondary pressurization, the relevant expenses shall be borne by the water supply enterprise itself, and the property management company shall not charge the owners such expenses. Owners may complain or report to the local price administrative department if they find that the property company charges illegally.

Composition of property fees:

1. Basic property fee: used to pay the basic services provided by the property management company, such as security, cleaning and greening;

2. Public energy fee: used to pay the energy consumption of electricity, water and gas in the public area of the community;

3. Maintenance fund: collected according to the specified proportion and used for the maintenance and renewal of public facilities in the community;

4. Parking fee: for the use of parking spaces in the community;

5. Garbage disposal fee: the fee for garbage collection, transportation and disposal in the community;

6. Other service fees: according to the additional services provided by the property management company, such as the use fees of facilities such as gymnasiums and swimming pools.

To sum up, property companies must abide by the law when collecting water and electricity charges, and shall not charge additional fees, including secondary water supply fees. If it is found that the property company charges illegally, the owner can complain or report to the local price administrative department.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 44

Within the property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable TV and other units shall charge relevant fees to the end users. Where a realty service enterprise accepts the entrustment to collect the fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall not collect additional fees such as handling fees from the owners.