Can you not pay the property fee just because the roof leaks?

If the roof leaks, you have to pay the property fee. It is a legal obligation for owners to pay property management fees when they move in. Owners cannot refuse to pay property management fees on the grounds of housing quality problems. Owners should pay property management fees as long as they enjoy property management services.

legal ground

Article 41 of the Regulations on Property Management

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.

Article 65

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.