Guangzhou Proposes Regulations on Renting: Landlords Prohibited from Adding Fees to Utility Bills; Charging Management Fees Based on Usage Also Considered a Violation
The Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress has passed the "Regulations on the Collection of Water and Electricity Fees for Residents in Rental Housing in Guangzhou," which will take effect after approval by the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress. The regulations list eight types of price hikes or disguised surcharges, including setting water and electricity rates higher than those of utility providers, incorporating other fees into utility…
Guangzhou Proposes Regulations on Collecting Utility Fees for Rental Housing: Landlords Prohibited from Adding Surcharges, and Charging Management Fees Based on Utility Usage Also Considered a Violation
The Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress has voted to pass the "Guangzhou Municipal Regulations on the Administration of Collecting Water and Electricity Fees for Residents in Rental Housing," which will take effect after approval by the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress. The regulations list eight types of price hikes or disguised price hikes, including setting water and electricity unit prices higher than the rates charged by water and power supply companies, incorporating other fees into water and electricity bills, and charging management or service fees based on water and electricity consumption.
Violators will be issued warnings by market regulatory authorities and ordered to return the illegally collected fees. They may also be fined up to five times the amount of the illegally collected fees.
21st Century Business Herald
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