The new house maintenance fund needs to be paid, and the residential special maintenance fund is paid by all owners and belongs to all owners. It shall be paid by the owner according to 5% to 8% of the cost per square meter of the local residential building installation project, or 2-3% of the total house price when the owner purchases the house for property transfer.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings: These Measures shall apply to the deposit, use, management and supervision of special maintenance funds for commercial houses and after-sale public houses. 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.

Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings: The owners of commercial residential buildings and non-residential buildings shall deposit special maintenance funds for residential buildings according to the construction area of their own properties, and the amount of the first-phase special maintenance funds for residential buildings shall be 5% to 8% of the construction and installation cost of local residential buildings 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.

Can the housing maintenance fund be refunded in the future?

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.