Can I not pay the property fee?

Legal analysis: generally not. If the community owners refuse to pay the property fee without justifiable reasons, then this situation is a violation of the relevant provisions in the property service contract. Then the owners' committee has the right to ask the owners to pay the property fees within the grace period. However, if they still fail to pay the property fees within the time limit, the property management enterprise can bring a lawsuit to the people's court and bear all the adverse consequences caused by losing the case, which is not worth the loss for the owners. Therefore, as long as the property management company is not at fault, the owners must pay the property fees on time.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges Article 2 The term "property service charges" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the fees charged by property management enterprises to the owners for the maintenance, conservation and management of houses, supporting facilities and related sites, and for maintaining the environmental sanitation and order in relevant areas.