Can the property fee be refunded?

It depends. If you pay the property fee but don't enjoy the property services of the community (no water, electricity, etc. ), you can return it. If you have turned on water, electricity, etc. Even if you can't live, it is difficult for the property company to retreat.

Is it legal to collect late fees for property fees?

The property management company has no right to collect late fees, but it can require you to pay liquidated damages according to the contract. Late payment fee refers to a certain proportion of late payment fee for failing to pay taxes according to the tax payment period or repaying loans according to the repayment period. It is a measure for tax authorities or creditors to give economic sanctions to overdue parties. The late payment fee has the characteristics of statutory, compulsory and punitive. The so-called statutory, that is, the late payment fee is money explicitly stipulated by national laws and regulations, and individuals and other enterprises and organizations have no right to set it up privately; Compulsory means that the collection of late fees is guaranteed by the state compulsory force.

What are the consequences of not paying the property fee?

1. Failing to pay the property fee or being sued to the court.

According to the "Regulations on Property Management", the owner shall pay the property service fee according to the agreement in the property service contract. Violation of the property service contract, overdue payment or refusal to pay the property service fee without justifiable reasons, the owners' committee has the right to urge them to pay within a time limit; If it fails to pay within the time limit, the property management enterprise may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.

In this regard, Article 6 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Property Service Dispute Cases further stipulates that if the owner refuses to pay the property fee without justifiable reasons or fails to pay the property fee within a reasonable period after written reminders, the people's court shall support the property service enterprise to request the owner to pay the property fee. Property service enterprises have provided services in accordance with the contract and relevant regulations, and the people's court will not support the owners' defense on the grounds that they do not enjoy or need to accept relevant property services. Therefore, if the owner refuses to pay the property fee without justifiable reasons, he will bear the liability for breach of contract to the property management enterprise and bear all the adverse consequences caused by losing the case.

2. Failing to pay property fees or being blacklisted.

In addition, property companies provide corresponding standardized services, and a small number of owners and tenants who have long been in arrears with property fees will also establish a blacklist system. After dishonest car owners enter the blacklist, they will be restricted by various aspects, such as not buying air tickets, not taking special seats in high-speed rail, and restricting consumption in hotels.