What are the regulations on the annual payment time of property fees?

Legal analysis: the property fee is measured on a monthly basis, and the property and the owner agree on the payment period through the property management contract, which can be collected on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, but the owner cannot be required to pay more than 12 months at a time (except that the owner voluntarily pays more than 12 months). The property service fee shall be paid by the property developer before the property is actually delivered to the buyer for possession, and shall be paid jointly by the owner and the buyer after the actual delivery.

Legal basis: Regulations on Property Management

Fortieth property service charges should follow the principles of rationality, openness and the adaptability of fees and service levels, and distinguish the nature and characteristics of different properties. Owners and property service enterprises shall, according to the measures for charging property services formulated by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the competent construction administrative department of the State Council, stipulate in the property service contract.

Forty-first owners should 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.

Forty-second price departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, jointly with the real estate administrative departments at the same level, strengthen the supervision of property service charges.

Article 43 A realty service enterprise may, upon the entrustment of the owners, provide services beyond those stipulated in the realty service contract, and the service remuneration shall be agreed upon by both parties.

Forty-fourth property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communications, cable television and other units should charge the relevant fees to the end users.

The realty service enterprise shall not charge additional fees such as handling fees to the owners if it accepts the entrusted collection of money.