Is it legal to collect garbage disposal fees in the community?

Is it legal to collect garbage disposal fees in the community?

Legal. However, it is necessary to clarify the charging subject, charging standard and charging method.

I. The main body of garbage disposal fee According to the provisions of the Measures for the Administration of Urban Domestic Waste, a charging system is implemented for urban domestic waste disposal. The specific charging measures shall be formulated by the city people's government. Therefore, the residential property or industry Committee, as the unit that manages the residential area, can collect the garbage disposal fee on its behalf. However, it should be noted that property management companies or industry committees must be elected through legal procedures and have corresponding qualifications and authorization.

Second, the charging standard of garbage disposal fee

The charging standards for garbage disposal fees shall be reasonable, open and transparent. According to the provisions of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges, property service enterprises shall report the income and expenditure of property service fees to the owners' assembly or owners' committee and accept their supervision. Therefore, the residential property or industry committee should fully solicit the opinions of the owners when formulating the charging standard of garbage disposal fee to ensure the rationality and fairness of the charging standard.

Third, the collection method of garbage disposal fees.

The charging method of garbage disposal fee should be convenient for the owner to pay. Residential property or industry committee can choose to collect property fees together or separately. If you choose to charge separately, you should clearly inform the owner of the charging standard, payment time, payment place and other information to facilitate the owner to pay.

To sum up, it is legal for the community to collect garbage disposal fees, but it is necessary to ensure that the charging subject is legal, the charging standard is reasonable, and the charging method is convenient for the owners to pay. At the same time, the property management company or industry committee should accept the supervision of the owners to ensure that the income and expenditure of garbage disposal fees are open and transparent.

Legal basis:

Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of Municipal Solid Waste stipulates that units and individuals that produce municipal solid waste shall pay the municipal solid waste disposal fee in accordance with the charging standards and relevant regulations determined by the municipal people's government. The municipal solid waste treatment fee shall be earmarked for the collection, transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste, and it is strictly prohibited to use it for other purposes.

Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Fees stipulates that property service enterprises shall report the income and expenditure of property service fees to the owners' assembly or owners' committee and accept their supervision.