Can I charge a property fee if I don't pay the house?

Owners who have not paid property fees do not need to pay. The property fee of the house that has not been delivered to the owner shall be paid by the construction unit, and the owner need not pay it. The property fee that the house has been delivered to the owner shall be paid by the owner from the next month after receiving the house.

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.