It doesn't matter how long the property fee is not paid.

If you don't pay the property fee, you can sue at any time. There is no such thing as a long-term failure to pay legal fees. However, according to China's laws, the limitation of action for property companies to sue owners for defaulting on property fees is three years. If the owner defaults on the property fee for five years, the court will only support the lawsuit for nearly three years.

legal ground

Article 65 of the Property Management Regulations violates the property service contract, and the owners fail to pay the property service fee within the time limit, and the owners' committee shall urge them to pay it within a time limit; If it fails to pay within the time limit, the realty service enterprise may bring a lawsuit to the people's court. Article 188 of the Civil Law requires the people's court to protect citizens' rights for three years. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. The limitation period of action shall be counted from the date when the creditor knows or should know that the right is damaged and the debtor knows it. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. However, the people's court shall not protect the rights that have been damaged for more than 20 years. Under special circumstances, the people's court may decide to extend the time according to the application of the obligee.