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Can I call the police if the property is maliciously stopped?

Yes, if the property cuts off electricity and water for you privately, then the property has already constituted an illegal act. Like water and electricity, these are public services and compulsory. As long as the utilities are paid on time, even the power supply companies and water supply companies can't cut off water and electricity. Even the water supply and power supply department or the property management company authorized by the owners' meeting has no right to cut off water and electricity as long as the owners do not pay the utilities.

Legal analysis

The property management company has been authorized by relevant departments. When the owner fails to pay the water and electricity bills, the property can cut off water and electricity. If there is a sudden disaster such as fire in the community or the water pipe in the home is damaged when the owner is not at home, the property can cut off water and electricity according to the specific situation. When the relevant departments need to repair and maintain pipelines or lines, the property can stop water supply and power supply within a specified period of time according to relevant documents or notices. However, the fact that the property can cut off water and electricity does not mean that he has the right to do so. His right is granted by the relevant departments. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the property has no right to do so. Generally, the owner and the property sign a property contract, and the property provides corresponding property services, while the owner has to pay a certain property management fee, and the water and electricity is a power supply contract signed by the owner and the water and electricity department. There is no cross relationship between them and they do not interfere with each other. Therefore, even if the property company has obtained the right to collect water and electricity charges on behalf of the relevant departments, he has no right to cut off water and electricity for users because the owner has not paid the property management fee. If the property company illegally cuts off power and water for the owners, causing losses to the owners, the property shall bear the corresponding liability for compensation.

legal ground

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. 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.