Defense of default of property fees in property litigation

If the property sues the owner for the property fee owed, and the people's court supports the claim of the property, the owner generally needs to bear the liability for breach of contract to the property management enterprise and bear all the adverse consequences caused by losing the case. The Civil Law stipulates that the owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed.

Legal objectivity:

Article 944 of the Civil Code 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.