Is it reasonable to recover the property fee five years ago?

1, the civil law stipulates that if the owner fails to pay the property fee within the time limit in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable time limit; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration.

2. If the property fee is in arrears for more than three years, the property company can still sue. The limitation period of general civil action is three years. After that, the obligee can still bring a lawsuit to the court. However, if no lawsuit is brought to the court during the limitation period, the obligee may lose the right to win the case, but the debt itself will not be eliminated. Property service enterprises have provided services in accordance with the contract and relevant regulations, and the people's court will not support the owners' defense on the grounds that they do not enjoy or need to accept relevant property services. Therefore, if the owner refuses to pay the property fee without justifiable reasons, he will bear the liability for breach of contract to the property management enterprise and bear all the adverse consequences caused by losing the case.

Article 944 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services.