Do I have to pay the property fee during the renovation of the new house?

Mr. Li: I bought a new house in the north of the city and received a notice of occupancy in February this year. The developer informed us to close the house at the time agreed in the contract. However, in the process of closing the house, problems such as hollowing, cracks and leakage of the external wall were found, and the developer promised to rectify. At the beginning of April, the developer said that all the problems had been rectified. I went to the scene and was basically satisfied with the rectification. But at this time, the property said that the delivery time agreed in the contract was February, so during the rectification in February and March, the property fees for these two months should be paid by me. Is this requirement reasonable? Should I pay?

Guangsha Hotline 822050 19 Reply: According to the staff of the Municipal Property Management Association, when the developer informs the owner to take over the house by publishing a newspaper or sending a letter to the owner, the owner will officially "move in" and the property management company will officially settle in. Although the owner did not move in during the rectification period, the maintenance of public facilities such as public greening and street lamps, and the electricity charges in public areas should be borne by the owner, so it is reasonable for the company to charge property fees.

Lawyer She Zhihai, a member of all china lawyers association, believes that Mr. Li's situation should be viewed from the quality of the house and the contents of the contract. In addition to the quality problems that seriously affect the normal living and use of the foundation and main structure of the house, the owner shall generally not refuse to accept the house on the grounds of quality problems. If there were serious quality problems in Mr. Li's house at that time, which could constitute the reason for not accepting the house, then we can negotiate not to pay the property management fee during the rectification period. If the house is only a small quality defect, then Mr. Li should pay the property management fee according to the regulations during the rectification period.

(The above answers were published on 20 17-04- 12. Please refer to the actual situation for the current purchase policy. )

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