Is it illegal for a property company to charge a permit fee for hot work?

It is illegal for a property company to charge a permit fee for hot work.

The property management company only provides the effect of monitoring and recording according to the fire safety procedures in the hot work permit, and cannot charge fees.

Hot work permit refers to a permit issued by the relevant department when hot work is carried out on the construction site. The hot work permit shall be handled by the project leader of the unit where the hot work is located.

All hot work carried out in the no-fire area must apply for a "hot work permit".

The permit for hot work shall clearly indicate the grade of hot work, the validity period of hot work, the applicant, the detailed location of hot work, the work content, the means of hot work, the safety and fire prevention measures, the sampling time, the sampling location, the analysis results, the starting time of each hot work, and the signatures and opinions of the responsible persons and approvers at all levels.

Hot work is divided into three levels according to the fire risk in the operation area: super, first and second. Tools used in hot work generally refer to electric welding, gas welding (cutting), blowtorch, grinding wheel, electric drill, etc.