Do tenants need to pay property fees?

Legal analysis: if the tenant and the landlord agree that the tenant shall bear the property fee, they shall pay it; If it is agreed that the landlord shall bear the property fee, it shall be paid by the landlord; If the parties have not agreed or the agreement is unclear, the landlord shall pay the property management fee.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 703 A lease contract is a contract in which the lessor delivers the lease item to the lessee for use and profit, and the lessee pays the rent.

Article 704 The contents of a lease contract generally include terms such as the name, quantity, purpose, lease term, rent, payment term and method, and maintenance of the lease item.

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.