What is a housing maintenance fund?
The housing maintenance fund is used for the renovation of facilities and equipment. From 1998 to 2004, it has become a fee that must be paid when handling the property right certificate. The payment standard is 5%-8% of the cost per square meter. The housing maintenance fund belongs to all owners and is managed by the Housing Authority before the establishment of the owners' committee.
When will the housing maintenance fund be paid?
The Measures for the Administration of Maintenance Funds stipulates that the owner shall deposit the special maintenance funds into the special maintenance fund account of the house before the house is delivered for use. The first phase of housing special maintenance funds, the owners can be directly deposited in the housing special maintenance fund account, can also be entrusted to the real estate development enterprises to pay. Entrusted by a real estate development enterprise, the real estate development enterprise shall deposit the special housing maintenance fund into the special housing maintenance fund account within 30 days from the date of receiving the special housing maintenance fund.
How to calculate the housing maintenance fund?
Appearance of new house
It is clearly stipulated in the Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds that it shall be paid according to 5% to 8% of the local residential construction and installation project cost. The competent construction departments of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties may, according to local conditions, formulate standards for the payment of maintenance funds, agree on the proportion of maintenance funds, and make adjustments according to the situation and time.
In the Measures for the Management of Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Funds in Residential Areas, the payment standard of housing maintenance funds is 2%-3% of the purchase price. The specific deposit ratio is determined by the relevant departments of all provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions, but it is generally within 2 to 3 percentage points.
second-hand house
According to the relevant regulations, the second-hand house owners who have paid the housing maintenance fund should negotiate with the buyers. Second-hand housing owners can extend the paid housing maintenance fund to buyers for free, or charge a certain percentage of fees, but not more than the amount paid at that time. Second-hand houses that have not paid the housing maintenance fund need new buyers to make up this part of the fund at 2% of the transaction price.
How to use the housing maintenance fund?
1, which is used for the maintenance and replacement of the main structure, public parts and facilities of the house after the warranty period expires.
2. The main body of the house has been reported to the internal and external walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs. Public parts include external walls, stairwells and corridors, and public facilities include upper and lower pipes, elevators, fire fighting and garages.
3. Generally, in communities without owners' committees, the housing maintenance fund is managed by the Housing Authority, but the application procedure is very complicated. If you want to use the housing maintenance fund, you must follow the principle of double two-thirds special majority, that is, the owners who account for more than two-thirds of the total construction area and more than two-thirds of the total number of people can apply after discussion.
4 residential areas without owners' committees shall be handled by the property. If there is no property, the community can apply. To the Housing Authority, the Housing Safety Appraisal Department, the Audit Bureau and specialized banks. The housing maintenance fund can only be used after applying for professional appraisal of housing safety, auditing the budget and final accounts of maintenance scheme, hiring the construction unit to carry out maintenance and construction, and applying for special bank to allocate funds to the housing maintenance fund management center for approval.
(The above answers were published on 2015-12-19. Please refer to the actual situation for the current purchase policy. )
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