Legal analysis: the housing maintenance fund can be paid by itself, or it can be entrusted to the developer to help us. There are two charging standards for the fund, one is 2% of the total housing value, and the other is charged according to the housing area, and the price per square meter is 5%~8% of the project cost.

Legal basis: relevant provisions of housing maintenance fund.

1. The owners of commercial housing and non-residential housing shall deposit special housing maintenance funds according to the construction area of their own property, and the amount of the first special housing maintenance funds deposited per square meter of construction area is 5% to 8% of the local housing construction and installation project cost per square meter. 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.

2. For the sale of public housing, the special maintenance fund for housing shall be deposited in accordance with the following provisions: the owner shall deposit the special maintenance fund for housing according to the construction area of the property he owns, and the amount of the first special maintenance fund for housing per square meter of construction area shall be 2% of the local housing reform cost price.