How to use it?
1. The housing maintenance fund is used for the maintenance and renewal of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment after the expiration of the housing warranty period. The main load-bearing structures of houses include foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs.
2. Public parts refer to outdoor walls, halls, stairs, corridors, etc. Public facilities and equipment refer to water pipes, elevators, facades, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches and other facilities and equipment used by owners in houses and related supporting areas.
3. After the warranty period expires, the maintenance funds can only be used when the public parts, facilities and equipment of the property are repaired and updated. The specific owners shall share the cost proportion according to the determination standard of voting rights.
4. When the maintenance funds are idle, it is forbidden to use them for other purposes except purchasing government bonds or risk-free financial management.
Payment of funds:
1. The collection ratio of maintenance funds shall be paid to the commercial bank designated by the real estate administrative department of the city where the house is located according to the standard of 2%~3% of the total house price or 100 yuan per square meter to 200 yuan when the buyer purchases the house from the developer and handles the property transfer. The specific collection standard of maintenance funds is determined by the local real estate administrative departments according to local conditions.
Legal basis: Article 2 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Houses, the owners of commercial houses and non-residential houses shall deposit special maintenance funds for residential houses according to the construction area of their own properties, and the amount of the first special maintenance funds for residential houses shall be 5% to 8% of the cost per square meter of local residential construction and installation projects.
The competent departments of construction (real estate) of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties shall, according to local conditions, reasonably determine and announce the amount of the first-phase residential special maintenance fund deposited per square meter of construction area, and make timely adjustments.