Legal basis: Article 6 of the Administrative Measures for the Use of Public Maintenance Funds. Before the establishment of the CMC (that is, during the escrow period of maintenance funds), maintenance funds shall not be used in principle. If it really needs to be used, it shall be handled according to the following procedures: 1. Property management companies shall entrust professional intermediaries recognized by the Municipal Bureau of Land and Housing Management to evaluate and account for the necessity and cost of maintenance projects in accordance with relevant standards and quotas. 2. Property management companies can only carry out maintenance works after being appraised by intermediary agencies. 3. After the maintenance project is completed, it will be checked and accepted by the intermediary agency, and the qualified ones will be issued with certificates, and the unqualified ones will be required to be reworked. 4. The property management enterprise shall apply to the escrow unit for withdrawal of the maintenance fund with the maintenance project settlement invoice and the certificate issued by the intermediary agency.