Housing maintenance fund must be paid. 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.

According to the "Measures for the Management of Maintenance Funds for Public Parts and Facilities of Residential Buildings" jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction, public housing maintenance funds are paid by all owners and owned by all owners. Under normal circumstances, it is managed by the real estate management department. After the establishment of the owners' committee, the housing maintenance funds shall be handed over to the industry management department, which shall exercise the management right.

Property buyers should pay the housing maintenance fund before buying a house. The first phase of housing special maintenance funds, the owners can be directly deposited in the housing special maintenance account, can also be entrusted to the real estate development enterprises to remit. Entrusted by a real estate development enterprise, the real estate development enterprise shall deposit the residential special maintenance fund into a special account within 30 days from the date of receiving the residential special maintenance fund.

Housing maintenance funds also include special funds for public housing facilities and housing maintenance funds. Special funds for public facilities, public facilities, equipment and other projects, hereinafter referred to as special funds, shall not be used for other purposes. Special funds for housing maintenance shall follow the principle of "money goes with the house". When the house is transferred, the balance of funds in the account will also be transferred to the name of the new owner of the house.

How to calculate the housing maintenance fund?

The housing maintenance fund is generally calculated according to the proportion of 2% to 3% of the purchase price, or according to the total housing price when the buyers purchase houses from the developers and transfer the property rights. According to the local housing construction and installation project cost of 5% to 8% per square meter. The specific charging standard is determined by the local real estate management department according to the local actual situation.