Can the liquidated damages for heating costs be reduced through negotiation?

The heating penalty cannot be reduced through negotiation. When there is a dispute between heating users and heating units, they may apply to the real estate management authority for coordination and settlement. If the heating user refuses to pay the heating fee without justifiable reasons, the real estate management authority may order him to pay it within a time limit, and if he fails to pay it within the time limit, he will be charged a late fee of heating fee 1% on a daily basis; If the circumstances are serious and refuse to pay, the heating unit may stop its heating with the approval of the Municipal Real Estate Management Bureau. Charge calculation of heating fee late fee: 90% for six months, 75% for five months and 60% for four months. When the obligor fails to perform the due obligation, the administrative organ that collects the overdue fine must perform the obligation, and clearly inform the obligor of the proportion of the overdue fine that the administrative organ will collect on a daily basis from the day after the overdue date to the date when the obligor performs the obligation. This not only conforms to the requirements of due process, but also lets the obligor know the possible serious consequences of non-performance of obligations.

There is a late fee for heating, so we can't ignore it. In short, the late fee for heating is equivalent to a situation of not paying property fees. This mainly depends on the property service contract between the owner and the property management unit. Strictly speaking, the late fees here are actually liquidated damages, because unpaid property fees violate the property service contract signed by both parties. If there is a late payment clause in the contract, it shall be implemented according to the contract.

The late fee for heating cannot be waived. If there is a dispute between the heating user and the heating unit, you can apply to the real estate management department for consultation. Under normal circumstances, heating users have no right to refuse to pay heating fees without justifiable reasons. Real estate management departments or heating units have the right to order them to pay fees within a time limit, and those who fail to pay within the time limit have to pay late fees.

legal ground

civil law

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses. Article 585 Paragraph 1 The parties may agree that one party shall pay a certain amount of liquidated damages to the other party for breach of contract, or may agree on the calculation method of the amount of compensation for losses caused by breach of contract.