The second-hand house I bought, the house and the water and electricity have all been transferred, but the former landlord owed the property management fee for two years. Should I return it? The forme

The second-hand house I bought, the house and the water and electricity have all been transferred, but the former landlord owed the property management fee for two years. Should I return it? The former landlord has Legally speaking, the problem of arrears left over from house transfer should have nothing to do with property buyers. Because the contract is relative, the contract is a problem between the two and cannot involve a third party. Since the service contract between the original owner and the property management company does not involve subsequent buyers, the new owner has no obligation to pay property fees. Simply put, the transfer of the house does not mean the transfer of the debt. The new owner establishes a new property service contract relationship with the property management company after purchasing the house, and only promises to pay the property management fee after moving in.

Article 25 of the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Fees stipulates that when the property right is transferred, the owner or user of the property shall settle the property service fee or property service fund.

According to the provisions of the Contract Law and the Property Law, when the original owner sells the house, the property service contract relationship between the two parties is terminated, and the property shall settle all the expenses agreed in the property contract with the original owner. If the original owner is in arrears with the property fee, the property company can recover according to the original property management contract. There is no legal basis for simply transferring the property fees owed by the former owners to the owners who later bought houses.