Does the property fee include utilities?

Property fees usually do not include household utilities, but usually include public facilities.

Property fees are mainly used to pay the fees of property service personnel, the daily operation and maintenance fees of the parts used by the property, facilities and equipment, greening maintenance fees, cleaning and sanitation fees, order maintenance fees, insurance fees, office expenses, management fees, depreciation of fixed assets and other expenses agreed by the owners.

It should be noted that whether or not the water and electricity charges are included may be different due to the specific provisions of the residential area and property service contract. In some residential property service contracts, it may be specially agreed that public facilities shall be borne by the property. Therefore, it is best to refer to the property service contract or consulting property for specific circumstances.

Public facilities are usually included in the property fee. At present, most property companies adopt the contract system, that is, the fees include all service fees in public areas and adopt the self-financing operation mode. However, due to the existence of the Property Service Contract signed by both parties, if there are any special agreements, the contract shall prevail. The owner shall pay the property service fee in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract.

To sum up, property fees usually do not include household utilities, but usually include public utilities.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 40

Property service charges should follow the principles of rationality, openness and adaptability between fees and service levels, and distinguish the nature and characteristics of different properties. The owners and the realty service enterprise shall, according to the charging standards for realty service formulated by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the administrative department of construction of the State Council, stipulate in the realty service contract.