Housing maintenance fund actually includes housing public facilities special fund and housing maintenance fund. The special fund for housing public facilities is referred to as the special fund, which is used for projects such as the renovation of common parts of property and public facilities and equipment, and shall not be used for other purposes. Special funds to implement the principle of "money with the house". When the house is transferred, the remaining funds in the account are also transferred to the new owner of the house.
Over the years, the name of the housing maintenance fund has changed several times. 1998 called housing maintenance fund, and later changed to public maintenance fund for commercial housing. In 2007, according to the order 165 jointly issued by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Finance at that time, it was finally a special maintenance fund for housing.