Should the property fee be paid by the lessee or borne by the lessor?

Property expenses are generally paid by the lessor, and the lessor may also stipulate in the lease contract that the lessee shall pay, but its internal agreement shall not be against the property company. If the lessee refuses to pay, the property company has the right to ask the lessor to pay and bear joint liability.

legal ground

Article 41 of the Regulations on Property Management

The owner shall pay the property service fee in accordance with the provisions of 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. Property that has been completed but has not been sold or handed over to the property buyer shall be paid by the construction unit.

Article 65

In violation of the property service contract, the owners fail to pay the property service fee within the time limit, and the owners' committee shall urge them to pay it within a time limit; If it fails to pay within the time limit, the realty service enterprise may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.