What are the legitimate reasons for not paying property fees?

Legal analysis: Property management enterprises provide services on their own, except as stipulated in the property management service contract. Without the approval of the owners' committee or owners' assembly, the owners or users shall not pay the fees; The owners may refuse to pay for the part of the property service charges that exceed the government-guided price; If the property management enterprise fails to fulfill the obligations stipulated in the property service contract, the owner may not pay or pay less the corresponding property service fee; Property management companies raise property service charges without authorization, and some owners who raise them without authorization may not pay them; If the property service contract stipulates that the service fee shall be paid in advance, and the property management enterprise fails to provide the corresponding service, the owner may not pay the corresponding service fee; If the property has a overlord clause, the owner can refuse to pay.

Legal basis: Article 44 of the Regulations on Property Management. 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.

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Property Service Disputes Article 5 If a property service enterprise violates the stipulations of the property service contract or the provisions of laws, regulations and departmental rules, it arbitrarily expands the scope of fees, raises the standard of fees or charges several times, and the owner raises a defense on the grounds of illegal fees, the people's court shall support it. The people's court shall support the owners' request to the realty service enterprise to refund the illegal fees charged by them.