Article 944 of the Civil Code of 2022 stipulates that

Article 944 of the Civil Code stipulates that the owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services. If the owner fails to pay the property fee in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration.

Originally, residential property was a win-win business model. The owner spent money to enjoy the services brought by the property, and the property management company earned income. However, in recent years, the contradiction between residential property owners and property has become more and more acute, and even many residential property owners have asked for the cancellation of property. At present, the real estate problem has become a livelihood issue that people are very concerned about.

Among many property problems, the question of whether "vacant houses" should pay property fees has been controversial, so should vacant houses pay property fees? In 2022, the new regulations promulgated by the Civil Code gave clear provisions.

1. Why are property problems frequent?

With the increasing popularity of property, it has brought great convenience to the life of residents in the community. Whether people live comfortably in the community is closely related to the service level of the property. The service level of employees of property companies in the market can be said to be mixed. If the service level of the property is high, residents in the community will feel that the money spent is worth the money. On the other hand, if the service level is poor, there will be contradictions between the owners and the property.

Now some properties in the market regard themselves as the owners of the community and run amok in the community. Not only do they not help the owners solve practical problems, but their service attitude is also very bad. Then the owners who pay high property fees will definitely be dissatisfied and will try their best to boycott the property and call for the cancellation of the property.

In order to resist the property, the owner will refuse to pay the property fee, but in the face of tenants who do not pay the property fee, the property will stop all their water and electricity, which further intensifies the contradiction between the property and the owner and makes their relationship fall into a vicious circle.

In recent years, more and more owners have called for the cancellation of property fees. After investigation, Minsheng reporter found that some properties in the market do have the following problems: first, the most important thing is that the property fees are opaque, and the owners pay high property fees without receiving corresponding services; Second, the service attitude is extremely poor and the work efficiency is extremely low; Third, some community owners use the public area of the community to make money, which worsens the living environment of the community.

Among many property problems, whether vacant houses should pay property fees is particularly controversial.

Second, should vacant houses pay property fees?

In today's society, house prices only go up but not down. Many people think that buying a house as soon as possible means making money. There will be a large number of unoccupied vacant houses in many communities, so should vacant houses pay property fees?

Many vacant owners don't want to pay property fees. They think that they have paid a high property fee, but they have not enjoyed the service, so they should not pay the property fee. However, some people think that the service level of the community will be affected if the idle house does not pay the property fee, and the expenditure invested by the property company in the community is certain. If the income of property companies decreases, then they will lower their service standards.

In addition, the people hate the behavior of real estate speculation. If vacant houses do not pay property fees, then this is the act of letting real estate speculation. How to effectively solve the contradiction between the owner and the property? Should vacant houses pay property fees? In fact, there are clear provisions in the Civil Code promulgated in 2022.

Third, the Civil Code gives new rules.

For a long time, the topic of whether to charge property fees for vacant houses has been debated endlessly, and everyone has their own views, so the state has given clear provisions in the newly promulgated civil code.

Article 944 of the Civil Code stipulates: "Owners shall not refuse to pay property fees on the grounds that they have not accepted or do not need to accept relevant property services". The introduction of the new regulations has solved the long-standing problems in the real estate industry. The introduction of the new regulations means that no matter whether the owners live in the community or not, they must pay the property fee in full, and the owners of vacant houses must pay the property fee.

The state introduced such a policy to curb real estate speculation. At present, housing prices in China continue to rise, which is mainly affected by real estate speculation, in addition to the large domestic housing demand. Such a high housing price will bring economic burden to a large number of families and affect their lives.

In addition to the problem of vacant houses, the state has also proposed to solve the problem of opaque property fees. The new civil code stipulates that property companies need to disclose the details of property fees to all owners on a regular basis, and at the same time, they need to disclose the details of the use of property fees.

The introduction of new regulations can effectively reduce the contradiction between property and owners. After the property shows the fee details to the owner, it can be clear whether the payment is reasonable or not, and it can also supervise the service level of the property in turn.

It is clearly stipulated in the Civil Code that vacant houses must pay full property fees. For the owners, they should abide by the law and pay the property fees on time. For property companies, the service level should be improved, so that owners can enjoy the corresponding services, and both sides can win.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 944 The owner shall pay the property fee to the property service provider as agreed. If the property service provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property services. If the owner fails to pay the property fee in violation of the agreement, the property service provider may urge him to pay it within a reasonable period of time; If the payment is not made within a reasonable period, the property service provider may bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration.