Does the property management contract have to be signed with the owner to be effective?

Legal analysis: Yes, because the services provided by property management companies are mainly public areas and public facilities, no owner can be fully responsible for the clients. Therefore, only developers and industry committees can sign property contracts with property companies. Developers and industry committees represent all owners in the contract. Therefore, although there is no contract with specific owners, the property company must also perform the contract and assume management responsibilities; Similarly, owners must also abide by the obligation to pay property fees.

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

Article 463 This Chapter regulates civil relations arising from contracts.

Article 464 A contract is an agreement between civil subjects to establish, change or terminate a civil legal relationship.

Agreements on status relations such as marriage, adoption and guardianship shall be governed by legal provisions on such status relations; If there are no provisions, the provisions of this part can be applied according to their nature.

Article 465 A lawfully formed contract shall be protected by law.

A legally established contract is legally binding only on the parties, except as otherwise provided by law.

Article 466 If the parties have disputes over the understanding of the terms of the contract, they shall determine the meaning of the disputed terms in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 142 of this Law.

Where a contract text is concluded in two or more languages, and the agreement is equally authentic, the words used in each text shall have the same meaning. If the words and expressions used in each text are inconsistent, they shall be interpreted according to the relevant terms, nature, purpose and principle of good faith of the contract.

Article 467 The provisions of the General Provisions of this Part shall apply to contracts not expressly provided for in this Law or other laws, and reference may be made to the most similar contracts or other laws in this part.

Chinese-foreign joint venture contracts, Chinese-foreign cooperative operation contracts and Chinese-foreign cooperative exploration and development contracts in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be governed by the laws of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 468 The legal provisions concerning the creditor-debtor relationship shall apply to the creditor-debtor relationship not arising from the contract; Where there are no provisions, the relevant provisions of these General Rules shall apply, except those that cannot be applied according to their nature.