Is it legal to collect elevator fees from property?

It is illegal for a property to charge an elevator fee.

1. Generally speaking, the elevator belongs to the property of the owner, the management and maintenance of the elevator belongs to escrow, and the elevator belongs to special facilities and equipment. Maintenance needs to be carried out by a professional elevator maintenance company. The monthly elevator fee is for elevator maintenance, and the elevator electricity fee is shared with the owner. The above two expenses do not include elevator maintenance fees and elevator parts replacement fees;

2. Property fee refers to the fee that the property manager should pay according to the property service contract when providing property services. It is the owner's obligation to pay the property fee.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 44

Within the property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable TV and other units shall charge 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.

Article 45

The realty service enterprise shall stop the violation of laws and regulations such as public security, environmental protection, property decoration and use in the realty management area, and report to the relevant administrative departments in a timely manner.

After receiving the report from the realty service enterprise, the relevant administrative department shall stop the illegal act or deal with it according to law.