Can residential properties receive property fees in advance?

* * Residential properties can receive property fees in advance * *, but relevant regulations need to be observed. According to the current laws and regulations, property management companies can collect property management fees in advance, but the period of advance collection shall not exceed 6 months. If the property management company cannot produce the approval documents of the government administrative department, the owners or non-owners may refuse to submit them. In addition, Beijing Community Office's Notice on Prohibiting the Collection of Property Management Fees for Many Years stipulates that property management companies shall not collect property management fees for many years in advance at one time.

But in practice, many property management companies require to pay property fees once a year, which may be a rule of the industry. In this case, the owner may not understand the relevant regulations and need to strengthen the awareness of rights protection.