Is it reasonable to charge service fees for property charges?

Legal analysis: it is unreasonable and illegal for a property company to collect utilities.

Legal basis: Article 41 of the Regulations on Property Management in Fujian Province. In the property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, communication, cable TV and other units charge related fees to the end users:

(a) owned by the owners for their own use;

(two) the use of property management companies to collect fees from property management companies;

(three) the right to use the public * * * is jointly owned by the owner and collected in accordance with the contract.

Water supply, power supply, gas supply, communication, cable television and other units shall bear the management responsibility and related expenses for the maintenance and conservation of related pipelines and facilities and equipment within the property management area. Where laws and regulations provide otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.

The units listed in the preceding paragraph shall not force the property management enterprises to charge the fees specified in the first paragraph of this article, nor shall they stop providing services because the property management enterprises refuse to charge relevant fees.

If a property management enterprise accepts the fees specified in the first paragraph of this article, it may charge the entrusting unit a handling fee according to the agreement of both parties, and may not charge the owner any additional fees such as handling fees.