Legal analysis: Generally speaking, special maintenance funds refer to the funds allocated by the financial department or the superior unit to a unit to complete special maintenance and need to be accounted for separately. 1, that is to say, special funds have three characteristics: First, they come from finance or superior units and need to be accounted for separately. Establish a management responsibility system for the use of special maintenance funds and strive to improve the efficiency of the use of special maintenance funds. In the use of funds, we should adhere to the principle of earmarking and living within our means, so that special funds can be used according to the prescribed purposes and achieve the expected goals. 2. The special maintenance fund is a sum of money paid by the owner in accordance with state regulations when purchasing a house. China's "Property Management Regulations" clearly stipulates that the owners of residential properties, non-residential properties in residential quarters or non-residential properties connected with a single residential building structure shall pay special maintenance funds in accordance with state regulations. 3. The property special maintenance fund is the property of the owner, and the owner should exercise his rights in time and not let his rights sleep. First of all, the owners should ask the property management company where their own money is, check the inventory of their own maintenance funds, and find out whether the funds are earmarked. 4. The owners shall manage the maintenance funds through the owners' committee, fully exercise their deliberation and voting rights, and control the use of special maintenance funds. Finally, once the owners find that the special maintenance funds are different, they must take up legal weapons to protect themselves.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Maintenance Funds for Facilities and Equipment Used in * * * Parts of Houses.

1. For the sale of commercial housing, the purchaser and the selling unit shall sign the relevant agreement on the payment of housing maintenance fund, and the purchaser shall pay the housing maintenance fund to the selling unit at the rate of 2-3% of the purchase price.

2. The maintenance fund collected by the selling unit belongs to all owners and is not included in the residential sales income.

3. The current deposit standard of the first special maintenance fund is: 90 yuan/m2 for high-rise buildings (including multi-storey buildings with elevators) and 50 yuan/m2 for multi-storey buildings (including villas).