Can the property company charge a late fee?

Legal analysis: the property management company has no right to collect late fees, but it can pay liquidated damages according to the contract requirements. The late payment fee is to impose a certain percentage of late payment fee on taxpayers who fail to pay taxes according to the tax deadline. It is a measure taken by tax authorities to give economic sanctions to taxpayers who pay taxes overdue.

Legal basis: Regulations on Property Management

Fortieth property service charges should follow the principles of rationality, openness and the adaptability of fees and service levels, and distinguish the nature and characteristics of different properties. Owners and property service enterprises shall, according to the measures for charging property services formulated by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the competent construction administrative department of the State Council, stipulate in the property service contract.

Forty-fourth property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communications, cable television and other units should charge the relevant fees to the end users. Where a realty service enterprise accepts the entrustment to collect the fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall not collect additional fees such as handling fees from the owners.