Legal analysis: Housing maintenance fund must be paid. According to the relevant national laws and regulations, every household needs to pay the maintenance fund when buying a new house. In other words, the maintenance fund must be paid. If you don't pay, it will cause great damage to the owner's own interests.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings Article 2 These Measures are applicable 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.