Does the property company have the right to raise water and electricity charges? If so, what steps should be taken?

Property companies have no right to raise water and electricity charges.

According to the Measures for the Administration of Property Service Charges:

Article 4

The State Council price department in conjunction with the State Council construction administrative department is responsible for the supervision and management of the national property service charges.

The price departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of property service charges within their respective administrative areas jointly with the real estate administrative departments at the same level.

Article 5

Property service charges should follow the principles of reasonableness, openness and adaptability between charges and service level.

Article 6

Property service charges should distinguish the nature and characteristics of different properties, and implement government-guided prices and market-regulated prices respectively. The specific pricing form shall be determined by the price departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the real estate administrative departments.

Article 7

If the property service charges are subject to government-guided prices, the competent price department of the people's government with pricing power shall, jointly with the real estate administrative department, formulate the corresponding benchmark price and its floating range according to factors such as the standard of property management service level, and publish it regularly. The specific charging standard is agreed by the owner and the property management enterprise in the property service contract according to the specified benchmark price and floating range.

The property service charges that are regulated by the market shall be agreed by the owners and the property management enterprises in the property service contract.

Article 8

Property management enterprises shall clearly mark the price in accordance with the provisions of the competent pricing department of the government, and publicize the service contents, service standards, charging items and charging standards in a prominent position within the property management area.

Extended data:

According to the property management regulations:

Article 35

The realty service enterprise shall provide corresponding services in accordance with the stipulations of the realty service contract. The realty service enterprise fails to perform the realty service contract, causing personal and property safety damage to the owner, and shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities according to law.

Article 40

Property service charges should follow the principles of rationality, openness and adaptability between fees and service levels, and distinguish the nature and characteristics of different properties. The owners and the realty service enterprise shall, according to the charging standards for realty service formulated by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the administrative department of construction of the State Council, stipulate in the realty service contract.

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.

Article 42

The price departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, jointly with the real estate administrative departments at the same level, strengthen the supervision of property service charges.

Article 43

The realty service enterprise may, according to the entrustment of the owners, provide services other than those stipulated in the realty service contract, and the service remuneration shall be agreed by both parties.

Article 44

Within the property management area, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable TV and other units shall charge relevant fees to the end users. The realty service enterprise shall not charge additional fees such as handling fees to the owners if it accepts the entrusted collection of money.

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