Is it reasonable not to pay property fees and water charges?

Legal analysis: it is unreasonable and illegal for the property to refuse to pay the water and electricity fee because it has not paid the property fee. You can report its illegal behavior to the local housing management department. Non-payment of property fees is a contract dispute between the owner and the property management company, and the property can only claim its rights and interests through litigation. The property has no right to enforce the measures and has no right to affect the owner's rights and interests in water and electricity consumption. The losses caused by the illegal operation of the property without water and electricity available to the owner shall be compensated by the property, and the owner may collect evidence and bring a lawsuit to the court.

Legal basis: Article 944 of General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services. If the owner fails to pay the property fee within the time limit in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration. The property service provider shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees. (202 1 1 1 effective)