Why do people who live in houses for a long time have to pay property fees?

Many people try to save money to buy a house, but for various reasons such as work, the house has to be vacant for a long time. You can only stay a few days a year. At this time, many people will doubt whether the house itself is unoccupied and whether property management fees should be paid.

First of all, housing vacancy rate in China is very tall. Many people have bought houses that will be vacant for a long time due to various reasons such as work. Many people buy houses for investment. If there are too many vacant houses in the community and everyone does not pay the property management fee, the property management company will not be able to operate normally.

Secondly, the services provided by property management companies are public services. That is, cleaning, security, public area greening, daily management of houses and communities, etc. This kind of public service will not reduce the management cost, because one or more people do not live here, which will affect the lives of residents in residential areas.

In addition, the property provides related services. Whether you like it or not, you have to pay the property management fee. Article 6 of the Judicial Interpretation of Property Law stipulates that the property service enterprise has provided services in accordance with the contract and relevant regulations, and the people's court will not support the owner's defense on the grounds that he does not enjoy or need to accept relevant property services.

Article 42 of China's "Property Management Regulations" stipulates: "The property that has been completed but not sold and not handed over to the buyer shall be paid by the construction unit." Article 21 also stipulates: "Before the owners and the owners' congress select and employ the realty service enterprise, the construction unit shall sign a written preliminary realty service contract when selecting and employing the realty service enterprise. "According to the above-mentioned laws and regulations, the charging time for the development and construction unit to bear the property service fee shall be subject to the charging time stipulated in the contract signed with the property service enterprise.

Generally speaking, if the house is unoccupied, you have to pay the property fee. The charging standards vary slightly from place to place. Vacant housing property fees are mainly collected by local governments. In addition, if your house is uninhabited for a long time, I suggest you apply for water and electricity supply in the house, which can reduce some expenses more or less.