Is the snow removal fee paid by the property company included in the operating expenses?

Yes, it can be included in the property fee and charged from the property fee.

According to the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Construction's Measures for Supervision and Examination of Property Service Pricing Cost (Trial):

Article 7 Valuation cost of property services includes personnel cost, daily operation and maintenance cost of some facilities and equipment of the property, greening maintenance cost, cleaning and sanitation cost, order maintenance cost, public liability insurance cost, office cost, management fee allocation, depreciation of fixed assets and other expenses agreed by the owner.

Eleventh cleaning fees refer to the purchase of tools, disinfection and epidemic prevention fees, septic tank cleaning fees, pipeline dredging fees, cleaning materials fees, health fees and other expenses.

Cleaning the snow is one of the environmental sanitation work of the property. Therefore, according to the regulations, the cost of snow removal can be included in the cost of property services, and related expenses can be charged from the collected property services.