I refused to pay the utilities because I didn't pay the property fee, right? What if it's wrong?

It is illegal for a property to refuse to pay water and electricity charges because it has not paid the property fee, and illegal acts can be reported to the local housing management department.

According to Article 944 of the Civil Law 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.

Extended data:

"Regulations on Property Management" Article 5 The construction administrative department of the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and management of property management activities throughout the country. The real estate administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of property management activities within their respective administrative areas.

Article 10 Owners in the same property management area shall, under the guidance of the real estate administrative department of the district or county people's government where the property is located, or the neighborhood offices and township people's governments, set up owners' meetings and elect owners' committees. However, if there is only one owner, or if the number of owners is small and all owners agree unanimously, it is decided not to set up the owners' meeting, and the owners will jointly perform the duties of the owners' meeting and the owners' committee.

China Government Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code