Trade committees are elected every few years.

As an important part of the owners' autonomous organization, the owners' committee plays an important role in property management. According to the policy document issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the term of office of the industry committee is generally not more than five years, and the specific term of office is stipulated by the owners' congress in the rules of procedure, but it can be re-elected. The process of establishing the owners' committee is as follows:

1. application: the construction unit or more than five owners in a property management area jointly submit a written application to the property management administrative department in the area.

2, the relevant property administrative departments in the region after the review, to meet the conditions, to guide the establishment of the preparatory group for the owners' meeting.

3, the preparatory group is responsible for drafting the rules of procedure of the owners' congress, management statute and the owners' committee election method, and publicity for 7 days, solicit opinions from the owners.

4. The preparatory group is responsible for confirming the identity of the owners and their voting rights at the first owners' meeting, and informing all the owners of the results.

5. Election method for establishing the owners' committee: The preparatory group is responsible for reviewing the qualifications of the owners' committee candidates, and the owners' committee candidates can be selected by self-recommendation, joint recommendation of the owners and negotiation of the preparatory group. After the candidate is confirmed, it shall be publicized for 7 days, and the opinions of the owner shall be widely solicited (if the owner thinks it is necessary to supplement and recommend candidates, more than 10 may jointly propose qualified candidates, and the list shall be submitted to the preparatory group and publicized for 7 days before the owners' meeting).

6. The preparatory group shall hold the first owners' meeting within three months. The convening of the owners' meeting must be announced in the property management area 15 days in advance, including the venue of the owners' meeting, meeting procedures and matters that need to be voted by the owners (the owners' meeting deliberated and adopted the rules of procedure and management regulations of the owners' meeting, and elected the members of the first owners' committee, which should be an odd number from 5 to 15).

7. The preparatory group shall inform the district property administrative department and the local sub-district office of the contents and convening method of the owners' meeting in advance (the preparatory group must keep all the files and materials prepared for the owners' meeting).

8. The owners' committee shall convene a meeting of owners' committee members within 3 days from the date of election, and recommend 1 director and 1 to 2 deputy directors.

9. The list of all members of the owners' committee elected for the first time must be publicized within the property management area for 7 days, and a written application shall be submitted to the district property administrative department where the property is located within 30 days from the date of election. The written application includes the establishment process and reasons for filing. At the same time, inform the local sub-district office of the election results. The owners' committee shall formally perform its duties from the date when the property administrative department agrees to put on record.