Under normal circumstances, in the process of housing transactions, the housing maintenance fund is transferred to the buyers. Because the purpose of the housing maintenance fund is to repair and transform the residential area and equipment, neither the buyer nor the seller can withdraw it, and the seller generally does not ask the buyer for compensation separately.

Housing maintenance fund actually includes housing public facilities professional 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.

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Measures for the administration of residential special maintenance funds

Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the deposit, use, management and supervision of special maintenance funds for commercial housing and after-sale public housing.

The term "residential special maintenance funds" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the funds earmarked for the maintenance, renewal and transformation of residential parts and facilities after the expiration of the warranty period. Article 3 The * * * house use part mentioned in these Measures refers to the part that belongs to the owners in a single house or the owners in a single house and the non-residential owners connected with the structure according to the laws, regulations and the house sales contract, and generally includes: foundation, load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc.

The measures referred to in * * facilities and equipment refers to the ancillary facilities and equipment used by residential owners or residential owners and related non-residential owners according to laws, regulations and house sales contracts, generally including elevators, antennas, lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, street lamps, ditches, pools, wells, non-operating parking garages, public cultural and sports facilities and facilities and equipment used in * * * rooms. Fourth residential special maintenance funds management to implement the principle of special account storage, earmarking, owner decision-making, government supervision.