Provisions of Civil Code on Property Fees

The General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that if the owner decides to manage the property by himself or by someone designated by him, he shall cooperate with the new property service provider to complete the handover work and truthfully inform the use and management of the property. If the original property service provider violates the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the owner shall not be required to pay the property fee after the termination of the property service contract.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 943 A realty service provider shall regularly disclose the owner's service items, responsible personnel, quality requirements, charging items, charging standards, performance, use of maintenance funds, and part of the operation and income in a reasonable way, and report to the owners' meeting and the owners' committee.

Article 944 The owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services. If the owner fails to pay the property fee within the time limit in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration. The property service provider shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees.

Article 949 Upon the termination of the realty service contract, the original realty service provider shall withdraw from the realty service area within the agreed time limit or within a reasonable time limit, return the realty service premises, relevant facilities and relevant materials required for realty service to the owners' committee, the owners who decide to manage themselves or their designated persons, cooperate with the new realty service provider in the handover work, and truthfully inform the use and management status of the property. If the original property service provider violates the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the owner shall not be required to pay the property fee after the termination of the property service contract; If losses are caused to the owner, it shall compensate for the losses.