It is reported that the service life of the cemetery is only 20 years. What will happen if children and grandchildren don't renew their fees in 20 years?

It is reported that the service life of the cemetery is only 20 years. What will happen if children and grandchildren don't renew their fees in 20 years?

The management of the cemetery is very strict. Graves that have been determined to be untouched, tracked and "expired" will generally not stay in place, but will be "cleaned up" by the staff.

Many people think that buying a cemetery is their own and they have the right to use it forever, but there will be a huge conflict between reality and cognition. Some local cemetery management regulations stipulate that the service life of a single tomb is 20 years (of course, some places will be different), just like the current commercial housing has a service life of only 70 years, and you can't enjoy permanent free service if you spend money once.

Now there are generally two kinds of cemeteries, one is rural private cemetery and the other is urban cemetery. The management of rural cemeteries may be relatively loose, but the management of urban cemeteries, especially those in big cities, is relatively mature and strict.

My cousin who works in a cemetery told me that most cemeteries now implement the lease system. At the time of purchase, both parties will sign a lease contract with a term of 20 years. For the sake of a generation of 20 years, it is necessary to renew the fee after the expiration. If the fee is not renewed, the family members need to go through the handover procedures within three months, otherwise the right to dispose of the ashes in the grave will be handed over to the cemetery.

Why should the cemetery implement the renewal system?

In fact, the reason is the same as buying a house. Friends who buy a house should know that in addition to the basic expenses of the house, they also need to pay a certain property fee every month. What are these extra expenses for? Generally, it is used for the financial expenditure of the whole community, including infrastructure construction, hiring personnel for greening scenery and cleaning.

So the cemetery is similar to it. In order to keep the whole cemetery clean and orderly, the cemetery also needs to hire relevant staff to clean it up, but these hired staff are not volunteers and need to be paid. In the long run, it is bound to be a big financial expenditure, especially for some private cemeteries, which cannot be borne entirely by the cemetery itself, so the wool is on the sheep, and these extra expenditures still need to be borne by the descendants of the "tomb owner".

Of course, influenced by traditional ideas, for cemeteries that are about to expire or have expired, someone will soon "renew their fees" or later generations will move out for tree burial and sea burial. For those cemeteries where the person in charge can't be contacted temporarily, the cemetery staff will continue to follow and wait for a period of time, while those ashes that are unclaimed or have not been paid management fees, out of respect, the cemetery staff will not throw them casually, but collect and bury them in a unified way.