1998, the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Finance issued the Measures for the Administration of Housing Parts and Facilities Maintenance Fund, which started the first payment of housing public maintenance fund. At first, it was compulsory, and later it evolved into one of the fees that must be paid for handling real estate licenses.

The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Finance issued it on June 1 998+February 16, 2006, and it has been implemented since June 65438+ 10/day. Article 1 In order to implement the Notice of the State Council on Further Deepening the Reform of Urban Housing System and Accelerating Housing Construction (Guo Fa [1998), Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the management of new commercial housing (including affordable housing, hereinafter referred to as "commercial housing") and after-sale public housing and the maintenance funds of its facilities and equipment.