Do non-local residents need to pay property fees?

Non-resident houses also need to pay property fees, and the owners should fulfill their payment obligations in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract.

Whether non-residents need to pay property fees, the answer is yes. Property fee is the fee paid by the owner to the property service enterprise according to the agreement of the property service contract, which is used to maintain and manage the normal operation, maintenance, repair and renewal of the parts and facilities of the property, and to ensure the public order and environmental sanitation of the property service area. Therefore, regardless of whether the house is occupied or not, the owner needs to pay the property fee as agreed.

In the property service contract, the charging standard, payment time, payment method and other related contents of the property fee are usually clearly agreed. The owner shall perform the payment obligation in accordance with the contract. If the property fees are not paid on time, the property service enterprise has the right to require the owners to fulfill their obligations, and can take certain measures to demand payment.

In addition, although the owner's house is uninhabited, the property service enterprise still needs to maintain and manage the parts and facilities of the property to ensure the public order and environmental sanitation of the property service area. Therefore, the owner cannot refuse to pay the property fee just because the house is unoccupied.

To sum up: non-residential houses also need to pay property fees, and the owners should fulfill their obligations in accordance with the property service contract.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

Article 4 1 stipulates that:

The owner shall pay the property service fee in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract. If the owner and the user of the property agree that the user of the property shall pay the property service fee, the owner shall bear joint and several liability from the agreement.

Property that has been completed but has not been sold or handed over to the property buyer shall be paid by the construction unit.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 944 stipulates:

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 within the time limit 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.

The property service provider shall not stop power supply, water supply, heat supply and gas supply to demand payment of property fees.