New Provisions of Chongqing Vacant House Property Fee Charging Standard 2022

The charging standard of vacant house property fee is calculated according to the legal property area: according to the regulations, the property service fee is calculated according to the legal property area. If the property right certificate has been handled, the construction area recorded in the property right certificate shall prevail; If the property right certificate is not handled, the construction area indicated in the purchase contract shall prevail. The owner shall pay the property service fee or property service fund in full and on time in accordance with the property service contract. If the owners violate the property service contract and fail to pay the property service fee or property service fund within the time limit, the owners' committee shall urge them to pay within a time limit. In 2022, the property fee standard is divided into four levels: level 1 (per square meter 1 yuan per month), level 2 (0.75 yuan per square meter per month), level 3 (0.35 yuan per square meter per month) and level 4 (0.25 yuan per square meter per month). The charging standard of each area will be determined according to the local actual situation, and the property management company can only charge the owners the corresponding fees according to the contract requirements.

If it is a vacant house, the property fee should still be paid by the owner, but if it is a vacant house that the developer has not delivered to the owner, the property fee should be borne by the developer. At the same time, there are certain standards for the collection of property fees in China, and the property shall not be charged beyond the prescribed fees, otherwise it will be punished by relevant laws. If the property has been sold and delivered to the owner, the owner is the obligor to pay the service fee. After the property is delivered, it shall be borne by the buyer, and the owner's property fee shall be calculated from the date of delivery and collected in full after occupancy. For vacant properties that have not been occupied for a long time (for more than six months in a row) after the owner moves in, and vacant properties that have not been used for a long time after moving in, the owner shall file a written record with the property management company, pay the vacant property management fee at 70% of the stipulated or agreed service fee standard, or collect the property fee according to the provisions of the relevant departments of provinces, cities and counties on the reduction and exemption of vacant houses.

Can I live in a vacant house without paying the property fee?

1, no, at present, there are more than 20% vacant houses in China. In 2022, the Civil Code stipulated that vacant houses should also pay property fees. Whether the specific amount will be discounted depends on local policies.

2. At present, many areas require owners to pay 70% of the property management fee for vacant houses that have not lived for half a year, so they need to pay the property management fee regardless of whether they live.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Forty-second completed but not yet sold or handed over to the property buyer, the property service fee shall be paid by the construction unit.

Twenty-first in the owners' meeting, the owners' meeting to hire a property service enterprise, the construction unit to hire a property service enterprise, it shall sign a written preliminary property service contract.