External wall leakage can start the maintenance fund after the warranty expires. The warranty period of housing external wall seepage is clearly stipulated by the state. Please refer to "Regulations on Quality Warranty Management of Building Engineering", which stipulates that the warranty period for external wall seepage and toilet leakage is 5 years. For more than 5 years, the maintenance fund can be started by the owner himself.

Under what circumstances can the housing maintenance fund be activated? Emergency use of maintenance funds is suitable for emergency situations that endanger personal safety, house use safety and public safety and need immediate maintenance, renewal and transformation. Emergency maintenance procedures can be initiated under any of the following circumstances:

1. The waterproofing of the roof and external wall in the property management area is seriously damaged.

2, elevator failure or shutdown.

3, fire control system failure.

4, building facade decoration and public * * * high-altitude components seriously fall off loose.

5. The glass curtain wall is broken.

6. The drain pipe bursts.

7. Other emergencies that may cause personal safety accidents.

It should be noted that according to the law, the construction unit or the construction unit shall bear the cost of maintenance, renewal and transformation of residential parts and facilities. In accordance with the law, the relevant professional business units shall bear the maintenance and maintenance costs of water supply, power supply, gas supply, heat supply, communication, cable TV, broadband data transmission and other pipelines, facilities and equipment.

Identification and repair costs that should be borne by the parties due to man-made damage and other reasons; According to the property service contract, the maintenance expenses that should be borne by the property service enterprise shall not use maintenance funds.

What is the application process of housing maintenance fund? 1, the property or owners' committee formulates the maintenance fund use plan.

2, the use of the program will be posted in the obvious location of the community for more than 7 days, and with the consent of the owners interested in the community and the proportion of households reached more than two-thirds.

3. First report to the district housing maintenance fund management department, and then report to the municipal housing maintenance fund management department after on-site investigation. After the acceptance, 70% of the maintenance funds will be distributed.

4. After completion, submit it to the municipal housing maintenance fund management department for review, and issue the balance after passing the review.