Do I have to pay the property fee if the house is not closed? Do you have the right to collect liquidated damages?

There is no need to pay property fees if you don't accept the house, and the property has no right to collect liquidated damages.

1. The property service fee shall be borne by the construction unit until the property is delivered for use;

2. When the owner has not taken over the house, the property service fee should not be paid by the owner;

3. There is no legal basis for the property company to collect liquidated damages if the owner fails to hand over the house;

4. Owners can safeguard their rights and interests according to law, and do not bear the property fees and liquidated damages during the repossession.

Property ownership registration:

1. Real estate ownership registration refers to the registration of real estate ownership and other real estate rights by the real estate management department according to law, so as to establish the right status and scope of the obligee;

2. The main contents of real estate ownership registration include location, area, use, owner information, nature of rights and other matters that should be registered, which will be recorded in the real estate license;

3. Real estate ownership registration can prevent and reduce disputes in real estate transactions, protect the legitimate rights and interests of obligees, and is also a prerequisite for legal acts such as house sale, gift and inheritance;

4. Housing transactions without property registration are not protected by law, which may affect the normal use and transfer of housing and related property management and services.

To sum up, the owner should not bear the property service fees and liquidated damages before taking over the house, because these fees should be paid by the construction unit. The property management company has no right to collect liquidated damages from the owner when the house is not taken over, and the owner has the right to refuse to pay and safeguard his rights and interests according to law.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 41

The owner shall pay the property service fee in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract. If the owner and the user of the property agree that the user of the property shall pay the property service fee, the owner shall bear joint and several liability from the agreement. Property that has been completed but has not been sold or handed over to the property buyer shall be paid by the construction unit.