Basis for sharing water and electricity costs in vacant houses.

Vacant houses pay public utility fees according to the following conditions:

1. According to Article 45 of the Property Management Regulations, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heat supply, communication, cable TV and other units within the property management area shall charge 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. This means that even if the house is vacant, it is necessary to pay utilities and other fees in accordance with regulations.

2. The Property Law stipulates that the property user shall bear the expenses during the use of the property, including utilities. Therefore, even if the house is vacant, it should be shared in accordance with the provisions of the Property Law. For the utilities of vacant houses, some property companies adopt the method of "sharing equally", that is, sharing equally by floors, while others adopt the method of "actual use", that is, sharing according to actual use. From the perspective of rationality, the method of "actual use" is more fair and reasonable.

3. In the local laws and regulations of some cities, such as Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges in Hefei Residential Quarters, property service charges are subject to government-guided prices and market-regulated prices according to the nature and different characteristics of property services. Among them, property comprehensive service fee, vehicle parking service fee, decoration garbage cleaning fee, etc. Belonging to the government guidance price; Non-residential property service fees, villas (including single-family, double-family, row and superposition) and comprehensive property service fees for residential quarters with remuneration system, special services entrusted by property service enterprises and other service charges shall be subject to market adjustment prices. Therefore, in some cities, the utilities of vacant houses are regulated by the market, and the specific payment amount needs to refer to local policies.

To sum up, the main basis for paying public utility fees for vacant houses is the Property Management Regulations and the Property Law, and it is also necessary to refer to local city regulations. In the specific operation, it is suggested that the owner communicate and negotiate with the property management company to reach a payment method acceptable to both parties.