Is it illegal to collect late fees for property?

Legal analysis: it is legal to answer the late fee for property fees. Although the Regulations on Property Management does not stipulate that property companies can collect late payment fees, it only stipulates that property service companies can bring a lawsuit to the people's court if they fail to pay them within the time limit. However, it is clearly stipulated in the Civil Code that "the parties may agree that one party shall pay a certain amount of liquidated damages to the other party according to the breach of contract", which can be used as the legal basis for the property management company to have the right to collect late fees.

Legal basis: Article 64 of the Property Management Regulations violates the stipulations of the property service contract, and if the owner fails to pay the property service fee within the time limit, the owners' committee shall urge him 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.

Article 585 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The parties may agree that if one party breaches the contract, it shall pay a certain amount of liquidated damages to the other party, or they may agree on the calculation method of damages for breach of contract.

If the agreed liquidated damages are lower than the losses caused, the people's court or arbitration institution may increase the liquidated damages at the request of the parties; If the agreed liquidated damages are excessively higher than the losses caused, the people's court or arbitration institution may appropriately reduce them at the request of the parties.

If the parties concerned pay liquidated damages for delayed performance, the breaching party shall also perform the debt after paying the liquidated damages.