The housing maintenance fund cannot be returned later. The law does not stipulate that the housing maintenance fund can be returned, but it does. If the house is lost, the balance in the sub-account of the house maintenance fund can be returned to the owner.

legal ground

Article 29 of the Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds.

The loss of housing, in accordance with the following provisions, the return of residential special maintenance funds:

(1) Return the balance in the sub-ledger of residential special maintenance funds to the owners;

(two) the book balance of residential special maintenance funds deposited by the selling unit is returned to the selling unit; If the selling unit does not exist, it shall be confiscated from the state treasury at the same level according to the financial affiliation of the selling unit.