Can developers charge property fees?

Legal analysis: No, property management fees and liquidated damages cannot offset each other, because property management and developers selling houses are two different contractual relationships. And because under normal circumstances, developers will demand to offset the property management fee for more than one year, it is illegal to charge the property management fee for more than one year. The owner has the right to refuse the developer to offset the "delayed delivery penalty" with "property management fee"; If the owner reaches a "creditor's rights transfer agreement" with the developer and the property management company, the liquidated damages can only be up to one year's "property management fee", and the rest should still be paid by the developer. The owner should keep the written evidence of breach of contract when handling the check-in formalities.

Legal basis: Article 17 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Property Law. 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. If the property management enterprise accepts the entrustment to collect the above fees, it may charge the entrusting unit a handling fee, and may not charge the owners any additional fees such as handling fees.