Is it legal to stop heating without paying the heating fee in Qilihe District of Lanzhou City?

After on-site verification by the district property service center, the heating work of Building 8 of Xihuayuan in Shangxiyuan was undertaken by Lanzhou Xihuayuan Property Company. There are 80 households in this building. In the heating season of 202 1-2022, 35 households in this building did not pay the heating fee, which was * * 69,000 yuan, accounting for 43.5%.

According to Article 34 of Lanzhou Heating Regulations: "Heat users should pay heating fees to heating units every year before heating; If it is indeed difficult to pay in one lump sum, it can be paid in installments with the consent of the heating unit, but the down payment shall not be less than 50% of the total heating cost, and the balance shall be paid within two months after the start of this heating period. " At the same time, according to Article 32 of the Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on Urban Heating Management in Lanzhou City, "heat users shall pay all the heat fees to the heating units in accordance with the prescribed standards within the prescribed time limit, and shall not default or refuse to pay." For units and individuals that fail to pay the heating fee within the prescribed time limit, the heating unit may announce the reminder within a certain range. For units and individuals who refuse to pay or default on heating costs, the heating unit may stop heating, and the losses caused by stopping heating shall be borne by the defaulting person, and the heating costs owed shall be recovered by the heating unit according to law.

Nearly half of the residents in the building refused to pay the heating fee for a long time, which led to difficulties in the operation of heating units. June 29th 165438+ Close the valve to stop heating. 165438+1October 30th, the district property service center organized personnel to wait on the spot and coordinated the heating station to open the valve for heating. Until 10 that night, the coordination failed. 65438+February 1, according to Article 29 of Lanzhou Heating Regulations, "During the heating period, the heating unit shall not stop business, close its business or abandon its pipes without authorization, and shall not stop heating at will and ask to pay the heating fee", the district property service center interviewed the person in charge of the heating station and related management personnel, and issued a rectification notice, demanding immediate rectification and opening the valve to resume heating. 65438+On February 2nd and 3rd, 27 households who had been in arrears for a long time still refused to pay the heating fee. Heating was resumed on February 5, 65438, and with the assistance of the building director on February 5, 65438.

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