Is it illegal for the property to collect water and electricity charges?

1. Is it illegal for the property to collect working capital for water and electricity charges?

Judging from the relevant laws and regulations, it is illegal to collect working capital for hydropower. According to the regulations of property management, the service fees provided by energy supply units should be charged directly to the end users, but this cannot be done for various reasons. Now most of them are collected by property management companies. The current practice of the property is to pay the electricity fee on behalf of the owner before the specified date of each month, and then collect it from the owner. If the property management fails to pay the electricity bill within the specified time, the power supply bureau will cut off the electricity for the community. There is no liquidity in the community, and the property management company has to pay a lot of money every month, which is too stressful. In addition, the property management can not collect the monthly electricity bill on time, and there will always be cases where residents delay paying the bill. The power supply bureau entrusts a property management company to collect electricity charges, and the property management company has the right to collect them. The property management company's collection and payment of electricity charges is a measure to serve and facilitate the owners. When the payment method is changed, that is, when the power supply bureau directly collects electricity fees from residents, the property management company should return the owner's working capital and recover the corresponding electricity fees from the owner, and make up the excess.

Second, can the property charge utilities?

Under normal circumstances, property management companies are not responsible for collecting "water and electricity fees" from community owners, but they can collect water and electricity fees. Generally charged by the property company, the price should be determined according to the power supply bureau, developers or relevant government departments.

Third, is it legal for property companies to collect utilities in advance?

The law does not prohibit property companies from charging utilities, but it does not meet the requirements. If the hydropower department entrusts the property to collect in advance, otherwise it will be profitable, you can complain to the Consumers Association. Generally charged by the property company, the price should be determined according to the power supply bureau, developers or relevant government departments.

"Regulations on Property Management" Article 45 Within the property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable television and other units 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. According to this regulation, property service enterprises have no right to collect water and electricity charges unless they are entrusted by the relevant units to collect relevant fees. If the realty service enterprise has an entrustment contract with the relevant units to collect the water and electricity fees, then the owners should actively cooperate and pay the relevant fees according to the prescribed standards. The realty service enterprise shall not charge additional fees such as handling fees to the owners when collecting utilities.

Property companies collect utilities from owners on behalf of water supply companies and power supply companies, and shall implement the price standards of water supply and power supply departments, and shall not, in violation of the provisions of property service contracts or laws, regulations and departmental rules, arbitrarily expand the scope of charges, raise the charging standards or repeat charges.