Property-hoarding community official suspended (2)

"There are records of all the rental property in the house rent and management department, and I have paid taxes," Zhou told Xinhua.

"We will handle the issue according to laws and in a transparent and fair way," said Yang Xiaoming, secretary of Longgang District Neighborhood Community committee of the Communist Party of China.

Earlier last month, authorities in south China's city of Guangzhou suspended senior urban management official Cai Bin over suspicions that he took large bribes while holding previous positions in the local government.

The suspicions were raised after netizens alleged that Cai's family owned more homes than they could afford on Cai's salary.