Don't pay the property fee this year, will you pay it next year?

Legal analysis: the problem that the original owner owes property fees and the new owner has no obligation to repay the arrears left over from the house transfer should be legally irrelevant to the buyers, that is, irrelevant to the new owner. Because the contract is relative, the default of property fees is a problem between the former owner and the property, and no third party can be involved. Because the property fee owed by the former owner is based on the property service contract between the former owner and the property management company, and the later buyer is not involved in this legal relationship, the new owner has no obligation to pay this part of the property fee. The transfer of houses does not mean the transfer of debts. Therefore, the new owner has the obligation to repay the property fees owed by the former owner.

However, if there is a special agreement between the original owner and the new owner on the arrears of property fees in the house purchase contract in China, the new owner should repay the arrears of property fees of the original owner. This is the performance of the new owner to fulfill the contract signed with the original owner and abide by the agreement of both parties. It is worth noting that even if the new owner and the original owner have a special agreement on the property fees owed by them, when the new owner cannot fulfill the agreement due to economic difficulties and other reasons, the property cannot force the new owner to repay the property fees owed by the original owner, but the original owner should hold the new owner liable for breach of contract, otherwise the property will compensate the new owner for its losses.

Legal basis: Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Property Management Regulations.

Article 7 Owners shall perform the following obligations in property management activities: (1) Abide by the owners' convention and the rules of procedure of the owners' congress; (two) abide by the rules and regulations of the use of * * * parts and facilities, the maintenance of public order and environmental sanitation in the property management area; (three) to implement the decisions of the owners' congress and the decisions of the owners' committee authorized by the owners' congress; (four) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state to pay special maintenance funds; (five) to pay the property service fee on time; (six) other obligations stipulated by laws and regulations.

Forty-second owners should 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.