Is it illegal to collect parking fees in the community?
The following situations belong to shared parking spaces:
(1) If it should be delivered to the owner free of charge according to national laws or local government regulations, the function of the garage as a public facility has been clearly defined in the planning of the community, and the construction of the garage is the legal obligation of the developer. Parking spaces that occupy roads or other venues owned by the owner for parking cars shall be owned by the owner.
(2) Or the developer has included the construction area of the underground garage when calculating the pool area, which belongs to the owner and does not need to pay the parking fee.
(3) In addition, the cost of building an underground garage is included in the residential development cost. At this time, the cost of parking space is included when buying a house, and it also belongs to the owner, and the developer has no right to sell it.
Which department should I look for if I charge parking fees indiscriminately?
1, call 12345 citizen hotline.
Used to help the applicant solve the difficulties and problems encountered in life and production. It is a platform for the municipal party committee and the municipal government to pay attention to people's livelihood and listen to public opinion. Citizens can report the behavior of charging parking fees indiscriminately.
2. Call the price supervision hotline 12358.
It is the "window" for the government price department to understand social conditions and public opinion, the "link" to contact the people, and the "position" to solve problems for the people, and accept unreasonable or illegal parking fees.
3. Call the customer hotline 123 15.
It is a national social organization for social supervision of goods and services and protection of consumers' legitimate rights and interests, and can also be used for social supervision and complaints of parking charges.
4. Report to the local property management department, price bureau or housing authority.
The high parking fee in the community can be reported to this department, and the charging standard can be agreed in the contract to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
It is illegal to collect parking fees without permission. Don't challenge the law. At the same time, when charging the parking fee, we can check the toll collector's employment certificate, ask the other party to show the formal invoice, and point out the "P" sign and the price charging notice board, otherwise we have the right to refuse to pay the parking fee.
Legal basis: Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Whoever, in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations and disrupts the market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property:
(a) operating a franchise or monopoly commodity or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission;
(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations;
(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business;
(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.