Do I have to pay a deposit for contracting residential property?

Legal Analysis: According to the Property Management Regulations of the State Council, the property management service enterprises in residential areas must sign a property management service contract with the owners' meeting before it can take effect, and the property management service enterprises cannot outsource the whole property management service of their residential areas. If the contract you are referring to is a single or multiple property management services contracted by a formal and qualified property management company, then whether to pay the deposit depends on the negotiation between the two parties, and there is no law to force the payment of the deposit.

Legal basis: Article 41 of the Regulations on Property Management, the owner shall pay the property service fee according to the agreement in 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.