The maintenance fund cannot be refunded. But it can be returned if it meets the following conditions. According to China's relevant regulations "Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds", if the house is lost, the residential special maintenance funds shall be returned in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Return the balance in the sub-ledger of residential special maintenance funds to the owners;

(two) the book balance of residential special maintenance funds deposited by the selling unit is returned to the selling unit; If the selling unit does not exist, it shall be confiscated from the state treasury at the same level according to the financial affiliation of the selling unit.

(three) these Measures shall apply to the deposit, use, management and supervision of special maintenance funds for commercial housing and after-sale public housing. The term "residential special maintenance funds" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the funds earmarked for the maintenance, renewal and transformation of residential parts and facilities after the expiration of the warranty period.

(four) the management of residential special maintenance funds should follow the principles of special account storage, earmarking, decision-making by the authorized person and government supervision.