Is it illegal for shops to be forcibly cut off by property?

It is illegal for shops to be forcibly cut off by property. It is illegal for a property company to stop the electricity of merchants. The Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates that property service providers shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees. The right holders who have the right to stop water and power supply are water supply companies and power supply companies, not property service companies. In the property service contract, it is unreasonable for both parties to agree to give the property service enterprise the right to stop water and power supply if the owner does not pay the property service fee, because this agreement violates the rights of water supply and power supply providers. Moreover, because the obligation of water supply and power supply corresponds to the obligation of paying water and electricity charges, even if the water supply and power supply company authorizes the property service enterprise to collect water and electricity charges on its behalf, and water and electricity can be cut off as a means of charging, the property service enterprise cannot demand to pay the property service fee by cutting off water and electricity, because water supply and power supply are not services provided by the property service enterprise, and the scope of authorization of the water supply and power supply company is limited.

According to the law, in the power supply contract, the power supplier can't cut off the power at will, and the disputes between them and the management and owners should be solved through litigation.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 944 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. 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 period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration. The property service provider shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees.

Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Property Management

Forty-fifth property management area, water supply, power supply and other units should charge the relevant fees to the end users.