New regulations on charges for vacant houses

The property fee paid by vacant house owners is between 50% and 70% of the residential business property fee.

The latest regulations on property fees for vacant houses in 2022:

Included in the scope of property management has been completed but not yet sold, or not delivered to the property buyer on time due to the reasons of the construction unit, the property service fee or property service fund shall be paid in full by the construction unit.

After the owner's acceptance, vacant houses that do not have occupancy conditions due to insufficient decoration or vacant houses that have not been used for a long time after occupancy (including house decoration) shall pay the property service fee at 70% of the charging standard agreed in the property service contract from the date of acceptance or the owner's declaration to the property service enterprise and confirmation by the property service enterprise.

According to the relevant provisions of last year's Civil Code, vacant houses must pay property fees for reasons similar to those of property companies, which provide related services. However, in real life, many communities use proportional payment.

Generally speaking, the property fee paid by vacant house owners is between 50% and 70% of the residential business property fee. Of course, this ratio is not absolute, depending on local policies.

Property fees include the following nine major expenses:

1. Salary and welfare of management and service personnel

This fee includes: basic salary, welfare, overtime and clothing, but does not include bonuses for management and service personnel.

2. Daily operation, maintenance and maintenance expenses of public facilities and equipment.

This fee includes: all kinds of civil repair fees for public buildings, public lighting fees, maintenance fees for fire-fighting facilities, etc.

3. Greening management fee

This fee includes: greening tool fee, greening water fee, pesticide and fertilizer fee, labor protection tool fee, weed cleaning fee, landscape renovation fee, etc.

4. Cleaning and sanitation fee

This fee includes: cleaning tool fee, labor insurance supplies fee, garbage transportation fee, sanitation and antivirus fee, septic tank cleaning fee, and other expenses required for cleaning and sanitation.

5. Security costs

This fee includes: personal insurance premium of security personnel, security equipment and equipment fee, security house and security personnel housing rent, etc.

6. Office expenses

This fee includes: office rent, transportation fee, communication fee, low-value and consumable office supplies fee, books and newspapers fee, advertising community culture fee and other miscellaneous fees.

7. Depreciation expense of fixed assets of property management enterprises

Fixed assets include: means of transport, communication equipment, office equipment, engineering maintenance equipment and other equipment. The average depreciation period of fixed assets is usually 5 years, so there will be depreciation expenses.

8. Profit

The property management company wants to make money, so the property fee you pay also includes the profits of the property management company. Generally speaking, the average profit rate of ordinary residential quarters is not higher than the social average profit rate.

9. Statutory taxes and fees

Property companies should also pay taxes according to law, and the main tax category of property companies is value-added tax.