Can property fees rise at will?

Property fees cannot be raised at will.

Property companies are not allowed to raise property fees at will. They need to communicate with the owners' committee, and then raise the price after the owners' meeting passes. The specific charging standard is agreed by the owner and the property management enterprise in the property service contract according to the specified benchmark price and floating range. The property service charges that are regulated by the market shall be agreed by the owners and the property management enterprises in the property service contract.

Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges stipulates that the property service charges shall be guided by the government, and the price department of the people's government with pricing power shall, jointly with the real estate administrative department, formulate the corresponding benchmark price and its floating range according to factors such as the service level standard of property management, and publish it regularly.

The specific charging standard is agreed by the owner and the property management enterprise in the property service contract according to the specified benchmark price and floating range. The property service charges that are regulated by the market shall be agreed by the owners and the property management enterprises in the property service contract.

legal ground

"Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Construction on Printing and Distributing the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges" Article 7 Where the property service charges are subject to government-guided prices, the price department of the people's government with pricing power shall, jointly with the real estate administrative department, formulate the corresponding benchmark price and its floating range according to factors such as property management service level standards, and publish it regularly. The specific charging standard is agreed by the owner and the property management enterprise in the property service contract according to the specified benchmark price and floating range. The property service charges that are regulated by the market shall be agreed by the owners and the property management enterprises in the property service contract.