If a property management company cuts off water, electricity, heat or gas to force you to pay fees, complain to the local real-estate authority; if you do owe fees, the company can only send a demand, sue or apply for arbitration
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A property management company (物业) may not cut off water, electricity, heat or gas to force you to pay its fees. If this happens, complain to the local real-estate authority. If the company has provided the services as agreed, you can't refuse to pay on the grounds that you "never used them," and if you leave the fees unpaid it can sue. The part it charged without authorization or charged twice you may refuse to pay, and if you already paid it you can get it back.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 15, tip 17. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer