When should the property management fee of the community be paid? Do I have to hand in the key after I get it?

The property management fee of the community should be paid from the date of closing the house, usually when the key is taken. After that, whether it is renovated or not, whether it is vacant or not, it is necessary to pay the property management fee. There is a simple reason. From the moment you closed the house, the property management company began to provide services for you, such as cleaning the corridor in front of your door and providing security services around the house. You can even ask someone from the property management company to check the circuit or check the water leakage for you at any time without paying any fees. The cost of these people in the property management company comes from the property management fees we pay. If you don't pay, there may be no elevator during the renovation, no lights in the corridor, no one to clean, and others can enter and leave the community at will, which brings great inconvenience to our lives.

Of course, if you give up the above rights and leave the house vacant, you still have to pay the management fee, because the property management company has already provided services.