2. Rainwater leakage occurred on the external wall of the building, which caused the internal surface of the external wall to be soaked.

3. Leakage and water accumulation in the basement.

4. The crack, shedding or hollowing rate of the external decorative layer of the external wall of the building exceeds the specified value of the corresponding national standards and norms.

5. The insulation layer of the building is damaged or falls off, or the internal surface of the external wall is wet, dewy, frosted or moldy due to poor insulation of the building.

6. Exterior walls, stairwells and corridors are cracked, rusted, blistered, peeled off and polluted.

7. Window sills, porch overhangs, stair treads, handrails, maintenance walls and courtyard doors in public areas are damaged.

8. Doors, windows or screens in public areas are generally damaged.

Who manages the housing maintenance fund?

According to the Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds, which came into effect on February 1 2008, public maintenance funds are paid by all owners and owned by all owners. Under normal circumstances, the maintenance fund is established under the unified supervision of the real estate management department where the property is located and managed by the property management company. After the establishment of the owners' committee, the public maintenance fund will be handed over to the industry committee, which will exercise the management right.

The owners' committee shall set up a special account for the property maintenance fund in the commercial bank designated by the real estate administrative department, and report the account to the real estate administrative department for the record. The account is all the maintenance funds paid by the owners in the property. This account can only be used for the storage and management of the maintenance fund and shall not be used for other purposes. At the same time, the bank set up a sub-account for each owner to show the use and retention of all maintenance funds of the owner. The use and supplement of the maintenance fund shall be decided by the owners' meeting.

What is the scope of the maintenance fund?

The scope of use of the maintenance fund mainly includes the public parts and facilities of the community. Specifically, the public part refers to the part shared by the owners in a single house or the owners in a single house and the non-residential owners connected with it, including foundation, load-bearing wall, column, beam, floor, roof, outdoor wall, hall, stairwell, corridor and so on. * * Facilities and equipment used generally include elevators, antennas, lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, street lamps, ditches, pools, wells, non-operating garages, public cultural and sports facilities and houses.