If the 2-year use period expires and there is no family member to renew the fee, what measures will cemetery managers take to deal with such a "tomb without owner"? You will know after reading this article.
During the Qingming Festival this year, I received a phone call from a friend asking if he had time. If so, he needed help. I asked him what it was. He said he would send his father's ashes back to his hometown for burial. Because there are no more people in my hometown, I want to invite more friends to go there. There are some things he can't do alone.
I know that my friend's father has been dead for more than 2 years, and he has been buried in Meihuashan Cemetery in this city since cremation. Why do you suddenly think of sending it back to your hometown for burial now? In that case, why didn't you just bury it in your hometown?
On the way to the cemetery to collect the ashes with my friends, I raised my own question and wondered why he remembered to send his old father's ashes back to his hometown for burial after so many years.
My friend said that I didn't have this idea at first, because there are actually no immediate family members in my hometown. If I go back to my hometown, it is not convenient at the cemetery. For example, every year, you have to run hundreds of kilometers to go back and forth for at least two days. But there seems to be no better way not to do so at present. Because, his old father bought the tomb in this cemetery, and the use period of 2 years has arrived. The cemetery informed him to make a decision within three months, either to renew the management fee for 2 years or to take the ashes away. If ignored, the cemetery management will treat his father's grave as an ownerless grave.
When I first received the phone call from the cemetery, my friend didn't take it to heart at all, because he thought that he had spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy the cemetery and he had the right to bury his father's ashes in the cemetery all the time, so after he answered the phone, he quarreled with the cemetery management. Because he thinks the other party is making trouble unreasonably and wants to blackmail him.
But after he calmed down and thought about it, he felt that things might not be as simple as he thought. Since the cemetery management dare to call me like this, they must have a basis. Otherwise, if there is no basis, they would not dare to take measures so easily on matters that are very important and sensitive to China people.
so, he thinks there must be a reason for this. After consulting the national and provincial regulations on cemetery management, he realized that it was not that simple. According to the relevant regulations, the ownership of the tomb land in the operating cemetery belongs to the state. After purchasing the tomb, the family members of the deceased only obtained the right to use the cemetery, which is equivalent to spending money to rent the cemetery. At the same time, the cemetery also charges a cemetery management fee, which can be charged for 2 years at a time.
So, when he bought a cemetery for his old father in those years, he included the tomb rental fee and management fee for these twenty years. At the same time, it also stipulates that after the expiration of 2 years, the family members of the deceased need to continue to pay the management fee to the cemetery management before they can continue to use the grave. If the fee is not renewed or the family members of the deceased cannot be contacted, the cemetery has the right to treat the grave as an ownerless grave.
after learning the above situation, my friend finally decided to take the ashes of my old father out of the cemetery and send them back to my hometown for reburial after several days' consideration. Because he felt that if he continued to put it in the cemetery, he would have to renew the fee every 2 years. As long as there was a mistake in the middle, it might bring irreparable consequences. I will definitely renew my fee when I am alive, but if I am gone, it is difficult for future generations to guarantee that I can renew my fee when it expires. So just to be on the safe side, he decided to take the ashes away.
The cemetery management fee has expired, and no one has come to renew it. Such a grave will really be razed.
After listening to my friend's explanation, we finally understand why he did it. At this time, the cemetery also arrived. So a group of us got off the bus and went to the relevant formalities to take away the ashes of our friend's father.
during the waiting process, we found that there was a bulletin board in the service hall of the cemetery, which clearly stated the price of each tomb in the cemetery and the annual management fee, and there was also a column of "Tomb without Owner" information on it, indicating that the cemetery management could not get in touch with their families because the management fee had expired, or their families were unwilling to renew it. The cemetery management will publicize these graves and indicate that if no one comes to deal with them after three months of publicity, the cemetery management will deal with these graves as "unclaimed tombs".
In order to find out how the cemetery management handled these "unmarked tombs", I specially consulted. Just like these "ownerless tombs", what will the cemetery do in the end, and will it really "shovel" the graves as everyone said?
cemetery managers told me that after the management fee expires, they usually try their best to contact the family members of the deceased and try their best to get them to renew the management fee. If it is really impossible to contact the family members, or if all the family members are unwilling to renew their fees, they will deal with the grave.
since it is handled, it will naturally not be too "friendly". But out of the basic morality of being a man, they will not throw the ashes in these "ownerless tombs" at will. Of course, after the ashes are taken out, the tombstone must be removed, and the grave must be filled in. You can also understand it as "leveling" the grave.
They will number the ashes taken out and register the basic information of the owner of the ashes, of course, the information they have. Then these ashes will be placed in a proper place for safekeeping. Now the so-called custody is just where to put it. Moreover, when they encounter those urns that have been seriously damaged, they can only find a general container to pour the ashes into. The staff said that he didn't know exactly how long it would take to keep these ashes cemeteries. Anyway, in theory, cemeteries will keep them for as long as possible.
As for the vacant graves, the cemetery will take them out again and sell them to others for further use.
if the management fee is renewed after it expires, how to collect the fee, and will it be expensive?
from the actual situation, the management fees charged by operating cemeteries in most places are adjusted by the market. nevertheless, many places have issued relevant management regulations, which clearly limit the collection of management fees. moreover, if cemetery managers set management fee standards, they should report them to the competent authorities for approval or filing, and at the same time, they should publicize them in a conspicuous position in the cemetery and clearly mark the price. Therefore, this fee is open and transparent.
the biggest feature is that you can pay the management fee for 2 years at a time. That means that in the past twenty years, even if the management fee of the cemetery is rising every year, it is impossible for them to ask you to make up the difference. This kind of charging method is actually very cost-effective for family members.
So if the cemetery management fee needs to be renewed after it expires, is there a charging standard? Will it be expensive?
as far as the whole country is concerned, there is no such national standard, only local standards and regulations.
take Beijing as an example. If the operating cemetery needs to be renewed when it expires, then it is only necessary to pay the lease fee of the cemetery and the management fee of the tomb, and this fee is much less than the cost of purchasing the cemetery for the first time. The service life of the renewed cemetery cannot exceed 2 years. According to the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Funeral Management and Beijing Municipality's Funeral Administrative Fees Standard, the service life of the cemetery for the first time is 2 years, but after the expiration of 2 years, it is necessary to renew the fee, and the renewal fee standard is about 5%-1% of the purchase price at that time.
according to the regulations of Beijing, it is not expensive to renew the fee after the expiration of 2 years. For example, if you spent 2, yuan on a cemetery 2 years ago, if you renew it after the expiration of the first 2 years, including the cemetery rental fee and the tomb management fee, the minimum is only 1, yuan, and the maximum is only 2, yuan. This fee is very cheap.
How to choose a cemetery
First, about the geomantic omen of the cemetery.
Many people attach great importance to the issue of geomantic omen when choosing a cemetery. If you choose a cemetery, you don't have to worry about this problem. Of course, if you think you are a master of Feng Shui, others don't have your level, that's another matter.
ordinary people don't have to worry about this problem. Because every operating cemetery has fully considered this issue when it was selected at the beginning. Generally speaking, most of the operating cemeteries in every place are built in places that many local people think belong to feng shui treasures. If this is not the case, then no one will buy this cemetery after it is built. Isn't it a big loss? Therefore, there is really no need to worry about the feng shui problem in the cemetery. Of course, if you are a feng shui master, forget it.
Second, you must choose a
legal
cemetery.
the so-called legal cemetery means to obtain the approval of the local administrative department, and all procedures are complete and legal and compliant. Mainly to the local civil affairs department's administrative license, natural resources management department's planning license and land use right license and other legal documents and procedures. Never buy an illegal cemetery for cheap, it may cause you a lot of trouble.
third, sign a formal contract.
it is necessary to sign a formal purchase contract with the cemetery management unit, and clearly stipulate the purchase, use, management service, renewal and extension of the cemetery. Don't trust anyone's verbal promises or agreements easily, and specify the responsibilities for breach of contract in the contract.
Fourth,
Pay attention to the management service of the cemetery.
The main thing is to check the sanitation of the cemetery, see if the cemetery is clean, whether there are litter and other sundries, and the greening of the cemetery and public facilities. These details can reflect the management and service level of the cemetery. If these problems are handled well, it means that the management of this cemetery is standardized and the service is in place, so such a cemetery can be purchased.
To sum up, you should know that the cemetery rental fee and tomb management fee are limited, and the maximum fee can be paid for 2 years at a time, and the fee must be renewed after the expiration. If there is no renewal fee or the cemetery manager can't contact the family members after the expiration, then they will have the right to treat the tomb as an ownerless tomb. As a result, the ashes in the tomb will be taken out, the tombstone will be pushed down and the tomb will be leveled. Although they can't dispose of the ashes at will, as relatives of the deceased, you don't want to see their ashes taken out and stored anywhere at will, and how many years they can be stored is also a problem. So be sure to remember the fixed number of years clearly, and remember to renew the fee then. It's really troublesome, just like my friend, it's better to take out the ashes and reprocess them, than to leave them in the cemetery and let people dispose of them at will.