Laws and regulations on receiving one-year property fee in advance

It is illegal to collect property fees one year in advance. Property management companies can collect property fees in advance for convenience, but they cannot collect property fees for one year in advance. How long the property fee can be collected in advance is determined according to local regulations. For example, Nanjing stipulates that property management companies may not collect property service fees for more than 6 months without the consent of the owners and users.

In fact, there is no legal basis for collecting property fees in advance. Many owners who have already bought a house will encounter such a situation. Property companies will require owners to pay property fees in advance for a period of time when inspecting houses. In fact, this practice is unfounded. According to the regulations, the property management company shall not charge in advance against the will of the owner or non-owner. Upon approval, the advance payment period shall not exceed 6 months. In this regard, if the property management company cannot produce the approval documents of the government administrative department, it can refuse to pay.

The realty service enterprise shall, in accordance with the law, stop the violation of laws and regulations such as public security, environmental protection, property decoration and use in the realty management area, and report to the relevant administrative departments in a timely manner. After receiving the report from the realty service enterprise, the relevant administrative department shall stop the illegal act or deal with it according to law.

To sum up, the property service charges should follow the principles of reasonableness, openness and adaptability between charges and service levels.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 31

The construction unit shall undertake the property warranty responsibility in accordance with the warranty period and scope stipulated by the state.