Do I have to pay the sanitation fee if no one lives in the residential house?

Legal analysis: Houses that are unoccupied also need to pay sanitation fees (property fees). Property that has been built but not yet sold or delivered, the property service fee shall be borne by the construction unit. For the delivered property, the property service fee shall be borne by the owner, unless otherwise agreed between the construction unit and the owner. If the property is vacant for a long time after delivery, the charging standard of the property service fee shall be agreed in the property service contract.

Legal basis: Article 41 of the Regulations on Property Management, the owner shall pay the property service fee according to the agreement in 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.