housing repair funds

Housing maintenance fund actually includes housing public facilities special fund and housing maintenance fund. The special fund for housing public facilities is referred to as the special fund, which is used for projects such as the renovation of common parts of property and public facilities and equipment, and shall not be used for other purposes. Special funds to implement the principle of "money with the house". When the house is transferred, the remaining funds in the account are also transferred to the new owner of the house.

Under what circumstances can the housing maintenance fund be used?

The housing maintenance fund is used for large and medium-sized repair and renovation projects of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment of the house after the warranty period expires.

The main load-bearing structures of houses include foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs. Public parts refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc. Public facilities and equipment refer to water supply and drainage pipelines and equipment, distribution cables and equipment, elevators, public lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches, non-operating parking garages, public cultural and sports facilities and other facilities and equipment owned and used by the owner. The maintenance fund is managed by the Housing Authority, and the application process is complicated.

Open a housing maintenance fund

In 2007, the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings stipulated that special maintenance funds for residential buildings should be applied to load-bearing walls, roofs, staircases and elevators. However, the "Measures" stipulate that if the maintenance fund is to be used, it must follow the "double two-thirds special majority principle", that is, the owners who account for more than two-thirds of the total construction area and more than two-thirds of the total number of people discuss and pass the use plan.

According to the "Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings", the use of special maintenance funds for residential buildings will ultimately be filed and approved by the real estate administrative department or the corresponding management department. Owners should go to the relevant housing authority, housing safety appraisal department, audit bureau, specialized banks and other departments to apply for professional appraisal of housing safety, audit the budget and final accounts of maintenance plans, hire construction units to maintain construction, and apply for funds allocated by specialized banks.

Relevant laws and regulations:

Measures for the administration of residential special maintenance funds

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The * * * part of the house as mentioned in these Measures refers to the * * * part shared by the owner of a single house or the owner of a single house and its connected non-residential owners according to the laws, regulations and the house sales contract, and generally includes: the foundation, load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc.

The measures referred to in * * facilities and equipment refers to the ancillary facilities and equipment used by residential owners or residential owners and related non-residential owners according to laws, regulations and house sales contracts, generally including elevators, antennas, lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, street lamps, ditches, pools, wells, non-operating parking garages, public cultural and sports facilities and facilities and equipment used in * * * rooms.

Article 18

Residential special maintenance funds shall be earmarked for the maintenance, renovation and transformation of residential parts and facilities after the expiration of the warranty period, and shall not be used for other purposes.

Article 25

The following expenses shall not be charged from the residential special maintenance funds:

(a) according to the law should be borne by the construction unit or the construction unit of residential parts, facilities and equipment maintenance, renovation and renovation costs;

(two) the maintenance and maintenance costs of water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable TV and other pipeline facilities that should be borne by the relevant units according to law;

(three) artificial damage to residential parts and facilities, the repair costs required by the parties;

(four) according to the realty service contract, the realty service enterprise shall bear the maintenance and maintenance costs of residential parts and facilities.