How to collect property management fees if the house is not occupied for a long time? What will happen if the property management fees are not paid?

Many friends who have just bought a house do not live in it for a period of time. They do not know whether they need to pay property management fees. How to collect property management fees if the house is not lived in for a long time? What will happen if the property management fees are not paid? Will the water and electricity be cut off? The following is a relevant introduction to this aspect.

Contents of this article

1. How to collect property management fees if the house is not occupied for a long time?

2. What happens if the property management fee is not paid?

3. Will the water and electricity be cut off if the property management fee is not paid?

How to collect property management fees if the house is not occupied for a long time

Property fees will still be charged, but the specific amount may be reduced depending on the circumstances.

1. After the owner gets the key to the new house, it means that he needs to assume the rights and obligations of the house. Even if the owner does not move in, the property management will still be completed as usual, so the property fee still needs to be paid.

2. If the owner has received the house but will not live in it for a long time, after verification by the property service company, the property service fee shall be paid at 70% of the receivable standard. Of course, the property fee must also be paid on time as agreed in the property contract.

3. In addition, if it can be confirmed that the house is uninhabited for a long time, you can go to the property management to apply for water and electricity cut-off. This may reduce some costs, but the property management fee still needs to be paid.

What happens if the property management fee is not paid?

Refusing to pay property fees exists in some special circumstances, such as refusing to pay property fees due to problems left by the developer, refusing to pay property fees due to damage to private property, refusing to pay property fees for vacant houses, or refusing to pay property fees without any reason.

There are different ways to deal with non-payment of property fees in different situations.

For non-payment of property fees caused by issues left over by developers, damage to private property, and vacant houses, the property company will generally collect property fees normally through negotiation and some improvement measures.

Legal Basis:

Article 64 of the Property Management Regulations: If an owner violates the provisions of the property service contract and fails to pay the property service fee within the prescribed time limit, the owners' committee shall urge him to pay within a time limit; if he still fails to pay after the deadline, the property service company may sue him in the People's Court.

Will the water and electricity be cut off if I don't pay the property management fee?

If the property management fee is not paid, the property management department has no right to cut off the water and electricity supply. If the owner violates the agreement and fails to pay the property management fee within the time limit, the property management service provider can urge him to pay within a reasonable period; if he still fails to pay after the reasonable period, the property management service provider can file a lawsuit or apply for arbitration. The property management service provider shall not use methods such as stopping electricity, water, heating, and gas supply to urge the payment of property management fees.

【Legal basis】

Article 944 of the Civil Code states that the owner shall pay the property management fee to the property management provider in accordance with the agreement. If the property management provider has provided services in accordance with the agreement and relevant regulations, the owner shall not refuse to pay the property management fee on the grounds that he has not accepted or does not need to accept the relevant property management services. If the owner violates the agreement and fails to pay the property management fee within the time limit, the property management provider may urge him to pay within a reasonable period; if he still fails to pay after the expiration of the reasonable period, the property management provider may file a lawsuit or apply for arbitration. The property management provider shall not use methods such as stopping electricity, water, heating, and gas supply to urge the payment of property management fees.