Can property fees be raised at will?

The property management fee cannot be raised at will, and both parties should implement the property management fee standard agreed in the property management contract. If one party changes it without authorization, it shall be liable for breach of contract. It can be mediated by the price department or settled through arbitration or litigation.

Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges stipulates that if the property service charges are guided by the government, the price department of the people's government with pricing power shall, jointly with the real estate administrative department, formulate the corresponding benchmark price and its floating range according to factors such as the standard of property management service level, and publish it regularly. The specific charging standard is agreed by the owner and the property management enterprise in the property service contract according to the specified benchmark price and floating range. The property service charges that are regulated by the market shall be agreed by the owners and the property management enterprises in the property service contract.

What does the property fee include?

1. management fee: the property fee includes the management fee of the property. In property management, management fees refer to some management service fees such as patrol, inspection, property maintenance and update fees and property files of property staff.

2. Cleaning fee and greening management fee: it also includes cleaning fee and greening maintenance fee management fee. Cleaning costs refer to environmental cleaning costs in public areas, including tools, employee supplies, garbage transportation, chemical fertilizer cleaning, etc. Greening maintenance fees include: greening tool fees, water fees, pesticide and fertilizer fees, weed cleaning fees and landscape maintenance fees.

3. Office expenses and employee salaries: Property personnel also need to be paid. Office expenses refer to transportation expenses, communication expenses, office supplies, utilities and so on. The wages of property service personnel include: personnel expenses, basic salary, social insurance, welfare withdrawal, overtime and clothing expenses.