Is it reasonable to prepay the property fee for one year at a time? Are there any relevant regulations?

There are different rules in this place. In some places, it is stipulated that fees exceeding 6 months are not collected in advance, and in some places, fees exceeding 12 months are not collected in advance. Take Hangzhou as an example:

According to the Measures for the Implementation of Hangzhou Property Service Charge Management

Twentieth owners should pay the property service fee or property service fund in full and on time in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract. The prepayment period of property service fee shall not exceed 12 months.

If the owners fail to pay the property service fee or property service fund within the time limit in violation of the property service contract, the owners' committee shall urge them to pay within a time limit; Fails to pay, the realty service enterprise can recover according to law.

Twenty-first has entrusted the realty service enterprise to implement the realty service and charge the corresponding service fee, other departments and units shall not charge the fees of the same nature and content repeatedly. If the corresponding expenses are charged in the property service fee or property service fund, the charging basis and standard shall be determined in accordance with the principle of taking the owner as the charging object.

Extended data

Measures of Beijing Municipality on the Administration of Property Service Charges (for Trial Implementation)

Fifteenth owners in accordance with the delivery period agreed in the housing sales contract began to pay property service fees. Included in the scope of property management has been completed but not yet sold, or due to the reasons of the development and construction unit failed to hand over the property to the property buyer on time, the property service fee shall be paid in full by the development and construction unit.

Sixteenth property management companies can collect property service fees on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, but not in advance for more than one year (excluding one year).

Baidu Encyclopedia-Measures of Beijing Municipality on the Administration of Property Service Charges (for Trial Implementation)

Hangzhou Municipal People's Government-Measures for the Implementation of Hangzhou Property Service Charge Management