Is it legal to charge decoration management fees for property?

Legal analysis: it is illegal to charge decoration management fees for property. It is unreasonable for the property to charge the owner the decoration management fee. Decoration expenses shall be settled by the owners themselves or agreed in advance in the property contract. Without an agreement, the property service company can't charge the owner extra.

Legal basis: Regulations on Property Management

Article 31 The construction unit shall undertake the warranty responsibility of the property according to the warranty period and scope stipulated by the state.

Article 34 The owners' committee shall sign a written realty service contract with the realty service enterprise selected by the owners' congress. Property service contracts shall stipulate property management matters, service quality, service fees, rights and obligations of both parties, management and use of special maintenance funds, property management premises, contract term, liability for breach of contract, etc.

Forty-fourth property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communications, cable television and other units should charge the 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.