the number of times the housing maintenance fund is used can be withdrawn several times according to the actual situation until the housing maintenance fund is used up. If the balance of the special maintenance fund of the owner's household residence is less than 3% of the initial deposit, it shall be renewed in time. If the owners' meeting is established, the renewal plan shall be decided by the owners' meeting.

under what circumstances can I use the housing maintenance fund?

the housing maintenance fund is generally used for major and medium-sized repairs and renovation projects of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment after the expiration of the housing warranty period.

If these items are classified in detail, the main load-bearing structure of the house includes foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, etc. Public parts refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc. Public facilities and equipment refer to water supply and drainage pipelines and equipment, power distribution cables and equipment, elevators, public lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches, non-operating parking garages, public welfare cultural and sports facilities and other facilities and equipment owned and used by the owner.

in addition, if we want to use this money, we need complicated procedures for examination and approval, which also includes many strict procedures and processes, and it can only be approved by most owners in the same residential area.

how to apply for the housing maintenance fund?

first of all, the realty service enterprise or relevant owners put forward the maintenance, renewal and transformation plan, and after the owners' committee or neighborhood committee agrees, the maintenance, renewal and transformation plan will be formulated, and the owner whose exclusive part accounts for more than two-thirds of the total building area and more than two-thirds of the total number of owners within the scope of special maintenance funds will agree in writing.

secondly, 7 days before the maintenance project starts, the realty service enterprise or related industries shall host the relevant materials to apply to the local county housing and urban-rural construction department, and handle the maintenance, renewal and transformation plan for the record.

finally, the competent department of housing and urban-rural construction at the county level shall complete the filing within 3 working days (1 working day in case of emergency) from the date of accepting the application, issue the Maintenance Expenditure Allocation Details of Residential Special Maintenance Funds, and send a notice to the special account management bank to transfer the residential special maintenance funds, which will transfer them to the maintenance unit according to the proportion of 3% of the project budget funds.

In addition, in case of urgent repairs that endanger the safety of the house and the elevator is out of service, you can apply for emergency procedures if you need to repair, update and transform the residential parts and facilities immediately. After the maintenance is completed, the relevant procedures shall be completed in accordance with the general use procedures.