Generally speaking, the old community does not need to pay the maintenance fund. Generally, either the house already has a maintenance fund, or the house is too old to have a maintenance fund at all. Only when the maintenance fund happens to be used up, it needs to be paid. It is not excluded that some old communities that have not paid maintenance funds will ask for maintenance funds, but on the whole, there are still few.

What is the community public maintenance fund?

Its housing maintenance fund, also called special maintenance fund, refers to the special funds for the maintenance of public parts and facilities and equipment of residential buildings. Used for the maintenance of public parts and facilities, including: main load-bearing structural parts of residential areas, hallways, staircases, passages, outdoor walls, etc.

How should the housing maintenance fund be used?

1. A community without an industry committee.

In a community without a committee, if the owners want to use the housing maintenance fund, they should apply when the public facilities or public areas are seriously damaged, and get the consent of more than half of the owners in the community, or more than half of the total area.

Then the owner entrusts the property company to apply to the relevant management department (Property Management Office of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau) to use the housing maintenance fund, and the Property Management Office of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau checks the relevant situation. If the situation is true, it is necessary to publicize the maintenance situation in the community and determine the budget amount. After the expiration of the publicity period, the bidding matters shall be implemented and the construction shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant procedures. After the completion of the project, after the audit by the audit firm, the settlement shall be made according to the determined amount.

2. Established a community with an industry committee.

If the owners' committee has been set up in the community, when using the maintenance fund, the industry committee should confirm the necessity of maintenance according to the owners' reflection and some potential safety hazards found in peacetime work inspection. Then initiate the owners' meeting, and after the owners' meeting votes, authorize the industry Committee to carry out relevant maintenance bidding.

The owners' committee may apply for or authorize the property to apply for related maintenance matters. After being examined and confirmed by the Property Management Office of the Housing and Construction Bureau, it will be publicized in the whole community together with the announcement and budget. Then implement it according to the bidding procedure. After the acceptance of the project construction is completed, the audit firm will audit and settle the accounts according to the audit results.