Recently, landowner circles in guangzhou could be said to have blown up the pot. “carpet” inventories are being carried out in various districts, such as haiju, white clouds, tsang tsang and jiang city, at the core of which are two things: record-keeping, price escalation. Since then, the rules have changed completely。
New rule one: renting, real business
While it was normal in the past to rent houses without filing, it is now a mandatory requirement “to file within 30 days of signing a contract”. The districts are being cleared by the joint resident committee and landlords have been fined $500 for long-term failure to file a case. The maximum penalty for not filing a case is $1,000。
Once filed, rental income is taxed transparently. Currently, guangzhou has a comprehensive collection rate (package of vat, real estate tax, etc.) based on the following criteria:
:: monthly rent of less than $2,000: 2 per cent
:: monthly rent of $2,000-$30,000: 4 per cent
:: monthly rent of $30,000-$100,000: 4. 295 per cent
Counting: monthly rents of $5,000, annual rents of $60,000 and taxes and fees of $2,400; monthly rents of $10,000 and taxes and fees of $4,800. This tax is not a new tax, it is long-established, but it has been fiscally uncensored in the past. It is only now that revenues from the sale have fallen that the “particle return” has actually begun。
New rule number two: the increase in the price of water and electricity is not working
In addition to tax collection, another heavy punch is the imposition of excessive price increases on utilities. Many landlords charge a fee of $1. 5/degree, far above the government price, and are also targeted this time。
Legislation in guangzhou states that landlords are prohibited from charging additional or disguised charges for utilities. The violation is punishable not only by a warning, by an order, but also by a fine not exceeding five times the cost of the offence. The landlords have been fined over $32,000. As of june 2026, 2,806 cases had been investigated throughout the city, resulting in damages of over $5,727 million。
Landlord and tenant, influence geometry
• landlords: the cost of holding has risen and the past era of “tax-free net earnings” has ended. Taxes may be passed on to tenants, but market tolerance must also be considered。
• for tenants: the advantage is that utility charges are more transparent, without fear of being “assassins”. The disadvantage, however, is that if the market is short of demand, the landlord may increase the rent and ultimately fall on the tenant。
In general, at the heart of this reform is to put the grey area of the past “open one eye and one eye” back into the light of the rules. Both landlords and tenants need to adapt to this new, more regular and transparent environment。
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