The house is unoccupied, can the property fee be paid less?

You can't refuse to pay the property fee if the house is unoccupied.

According to the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Property Service Disputes, 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 does not need to accept relevant property services. In other words, the house is vacant and the property fee has to be paid. Owners can't refuse to pay for not enjoying property services.

Moreover, Article 1 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Property Service Disputes stipulates that the preliminary property service contract signed by the construction unit and the property service enterprise according to law, as well as the property service contract signed by the owners' committee and the property service enterprise selected by the owners' congress according to law, are binding on the owners. If the owner raises a defense on the grounds that he is not a party to the contract, the people's court will not support it.

Some areas can pay less property fees. For details, please check the relevant policies of the local government.

For your reference, I hope it will help you. Best wishes!