Who is responsible for cleaning the septic tanks in residential areas?

Legal analysis: the cleaning cost of septic tanks in residential areas is borne by the owners, but the owners usually have to pay property fees, so some of the property fees include the cost of cleaning sewers. Maintenance expenses of public property and supporting facilities, including property management expenses of machines, equipment and facilities such as external walls, stairs, walkways, elevators, central air-conditioning systems, fire-fighting systems, security systems, television audio systems, telephone systems, power distribution systems and water supply and drainage systems.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 283 Where the parties have agreed on matters such as cost sharing and income distribution of the house and its ancillary facilities, such agreement shall prevail; If there is no agreement or the agreement is unclear, it shall be determined according to the proportion of the owner's exclusive area.

Article 284 The owner may manage the building and its ancillary facilities by himself, or entrust the management to the property service enterprise or other managers.

The owner has the right to replace the realty service enterprise or other managers selected by the construction unit according to law.