Property companies need approval to collect parking fees.

Legal analysis: the parking fee for residential property needs to be negotiated with the owners' committee or owners' assembly, and the price needs to be reported to the price department for approval, and the parking related procedures should be handled at the Traffic Management Bureau, otherwise it is illegal to charge.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 275 The ownership of planned parking spaces and garages within a building division shall be agreed upon by the parties through sale, gift or lease.

Parking spaces that occupy roads or other venues owned by the owner for parking cars shall be owned by the owner.

Article 276 Parking spaces and garages planned for parking cars within a building division shall first meet the needs of the owners.