Do shops that have been closed for a long time have to pay property management fees?

Need. According to the law, after the community or shop is delivered to the owner (in short, after going through the check-in formalities), the owner has to pay the property management fee (developers usually give the property company a vacancy fee before moving in). It stands to reason that even if the shops are not occupied, the maintenance and management services in public places need to be paid, so the property management fee should also be paid.

According to the property management regulations:

Article 41

The owner shall 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.

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According to the property management regulations:

Article 64

In violation of the property service contract, the owners fail to pay the property service fee within the time limit, and the owners' committee shall urge them to pay it within a time limit; If it fails to pay within the time limit, the realty service enterprise may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.

Article 65

Engaged in illegal activities in the name of the owners' congress or the owners' committee, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be given administrative penalties for public security according to law.

Article 66

In violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the staff of the construction administrative department of the State Council, the real estate administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level or other relevant administrative departments take advantage of their positions to accept other people's property or other benefits.

Failing to perform supervision and management duties according to law, or failing to investigate and deal with illegal acts, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be given administrative sanctions according to law.

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