1. What are the fees for apartment management?
First of all, it is necessary to affirm that apartment owners and users are obliged to fully and promptly pay the management and operation costs of apartment buildings and other expenses according to the provisions of law and according to the agreement with service providers.
This has been clearly stated in Point d, Article 41 of the Regulations on Management and Use of Apartment Buildings issued with Circular 05/2024/TT-BXD as follows:
- Fully and promptly contribute to the management and operation costs of apartment buildings, maintenance costs of common ownership and other costs and fees according to the provisions of law or according to the agreement with the service provider.
According to Clause 1, Article 7 of the Regulations on Management and Use of Apartment Buildings issued with Circular 05/2024/TT-BXD, the management and operation fee of an apartment building is a fee paid monthly or periodically by the owners and users of the apartment building for the management and operation unit to perform the following tasks:
- Control, maintain operation, regularly inspect elevator systems, water pumps, generators, automatic fire alarm systems, fire fighting systems, fire fighting equipment, spare equipment and other equipment under the common ownership and common use of apartment buildings and apartment complexes to ensure normal operation of these equipment systems;
- Providing environmental protection and sanitation services, waste collection, care of flower gardens, ornamental plants, insect killing and other services to ensure normal operation of the apartment building;
- Other related tasks decided by the Apartment Conference.
2. Will it be handled if you do not pay apartment management fees?
Pursuant to Point d, Point d, Article 41 of the Regulations on Management and Use of Apartment Buildings in Circular 05/2024/TT-BXD, the responsibilities of apartment owners are as follows:
- Fully comply with the decisions of the Apartment Conference, even in cases of not attending the Apartment Conference; comply with the settlement and handling decisions of competent state agencies.
- Fully and promptly contribute to the management and operation costs of apartment buildings, maintenance costs of common ownership and other costs and fees according to the provisions of law or according to the agreement with the service provider.
In case the owner does not pay the management and operation costs according to regulations, it will be resolved according to the agreement in the apartment building management and operation service contract that the Management Board has signed with the management and operation unit.
In case the contract specified in Clause 1, Article 29 of this Regulation has not been signed, it shall comply with the regulations on management and use of apartment buildings approved by the Apartment Conference.
Thus, based on the above provisions, if the owner does not pay the management and operation costs according to regulations, it will be handled according to the agreement in the apartment building management and operation service contract that the apartment building management board has signed with the management and operation unit.
