Do residential properties have the right to increase electricity charges?

Property companies cannot sell electricity at high prices. It is illegal to charge electricity at a high price for residential properties.

Illegal. 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. Where a realty service enterprise accepts the entrustment to collect the fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall not collect additional fees such as handling fees from the owners. If it is a property invited by an enterprise, you can charge electricity, but you can't charge extra.

The water and electricity charges collected by residential properties cannot be charged at a higher price. Property companies need to collect water and electricity fees in accordance with the provisions of the property service contract. Value-added tax is not levied on water, electricity, gas (coal), maintenance fund and rent collected on behalf of relevant departments, and value-added tax should be levied on the fee income obtained from its agency business.

It is illegal for residential property to charge water and electricity fees, and owners can complain to relevant departments about this behavior. "Electricity Law" stipulates that no unit shall set the electricity price beyond the authority of electricity price management. Power supply enterprises shall not change the electricity price without authorization.

Legal basis:

property management regulations

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.

Article 35 A 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.

Thirty-sixth property services companies to undertake the property, it shall go through the formalities of property acceptance with the owners' committee, the owners' committee shall hand over the materials stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 29 of these regulations to the property services companies.

Article 43

No unit may set the electricity price beyond the authority of electricity price management. Power supply enterprises shall not change the electricity price without authorization.

Article 44

No unit or individual may charge other fees in the electricity bill; However, if there are other provisions in laws and administrative regulations, those provisions shall prevail.

Where a local fund-raising office collects additional electricity charges, the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council.

Power supply enterprises are prohibited from charging other fees when collecting electricity charges.