How many months can the property fee be collected in advance at most?

Legal analysis: Without the consent of the owner, the property management company cannot charge the fee for more than six months at a time, nor can it require the owner to pay the deposit for more than one year. So now most communities pay property fees on a monthly basis, as do utilities.

Legal basis: Article 937 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is a property service contract in which the property service provider provides the owner with property services such as the maintenance of buildings and ancillary facilities, the management and maintenance of environmental sanitation and related order, and the owner pays the property fee.

Property service providers include property service enterprises and other managers.