What should I do if the original owner of the purchased second-hand house fails to pay the property fee?

Legal analysis: if the original owner of the second-hand house has not settled the property fee, he can negotiate first and ask the original owner to settle the property fee; If negotiation fails, they may apply for mediation, arbitration or litigation to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. What is the most effective way of governance depends on the individual wishes of all parties.

Legal basis:

Article 233 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) infringes, and the obligee can solve it through conciliation, mediation, arbitration and litigation.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Mediation Law

Article 2 The people's mediation mentioned in this Law refers to the activities of the people's mediation committee to persuade the parties to reach a mediation agreement voluntarily on the basis of equal consultation, so as to solve civil disputes.

Article 3 The people's mediation committee shall follow the following principles in mediating civil disputes: (1) Mediation shall be conducted on the basis of voluntariness and equality of the parties; (2) Not violating laws, regulations and national policies; (three) respect the rights of the parties, and shall not prevent the parties from safeguarding their rights through arbitration, administration, justice and other means according to law because of mediation.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 3 The provisions of this Law shall apply to the people's courts in accepting civil lawsuits brought by citizens, legal persons, other organizations and among them because of property relations and personal relations.

Article 23 A lawsuit arising from a contract dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the defendant has his domicile or where the contract is performed.

Article 119 A prosecution must meet the following conditions: (1) The plaintiff is a citizen, legal person and other organization that has a direct interest in the case; (2) Having a clear defendant; (3) Having specific requests, facts and reasons; (4) It falls within the scope of civil litigation accepted by the people's court and is under the jurisdiction of the sued people's court.