The owner shall pay the house maintenance fund before the house is delivered. The first phase of housing special maintenance funds, the owners can be directly deposited in the housing special maintenance fund account, can also be entrusted to the real estate development enterprises to pay. Entrusted by a real estate development enterprise, the real estate development enterprise shall, within 30 days from the date of receiving the housing maintenance fund, deposit the housing special maintenance fund into the housing special maintenance fund account.

When will the property management fee be paid?

Property management fees shall be paid in the month of providing property services. The collection time of property fees depends on the agreement in the contract between the two parties. Generally speaking, the property service fee is paid on a monthly basis, and the developer pays it before the delivery, and the buyer pays it the next month after the actual delivery.

Legal basis: Article 53 of the Regulations on Property Management.

Owners of residential properties, non-residential properties in residential quarters or non-residential properties connected with a single house shall pay special maintenance funds in accordance with relevant state regulations. Special maintenance funds shall be owned by the owners, and shall be used exclusively for the maintenance, renewal and transformation of property parts and facilities after the expiration of the property warranty period, and shall not be used for other purposes. Measures for the collection, use and management of special maintenance funds shall be formulated by the construction administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the finance department of the State Council.