The housing maintenance fund is used for the renovation of facilities and equipment. From 1998 to 2004, it has become a fee that must be paid when handling the property right certificate. The payment standard is 5%-8% of the cost per square meter. The housing maintenance fund belongs to all owners and is managed by the Housing Authority before the establishment of the owners' committee.

When will the housing maintenance fund be paid as follows:

1. The Measures for the Management of Maintenance Funds stipulates that the owner shall deposit the special maintenance funds of the house into the special maintenance fund account of the house before the house is delivered for use;

2, the first phase of housing special maintenance funds, the owners can be directly deposited in the housing special maintenance fund account, can also be entrusted to the real estate development enterprises to pay;

3. Entrusted by a real estate development enterprise, the real estate development enterprise shall deposit the special housing maintenance fund into the special housing maintenance fund account within 30 days from the date of receiving the special housing maintenance fund.

How to calculate the housing maintenance fund is as follows:

1. It is clearly stipulated that the payment shall be made according to 5% to 8% of the local residential construction and installation project cost. The competent construction departments of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties may, according to local conditions, formulate standards for the payment of maintenance funds, agree on the proportion of maintenance funds, and make adjustments according to the situation and time;

2. The payment standard of the housing maintenance fund is 2%-3% of the purchase price paid by the buyers. The specific deposit ratio is determined by the relevant departments of all provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions, but it is generally within 2 to 3 percentage points;

3. According to the relevant regulations, the second-hand house owners who have paid the house maintenance fund should negotiate with the buyers. Second-hand housing owners can extend the paid housing maintenance fund to buyers for free, or charge a certain percentage of fees, but not more than the amount paid at that time. Second-hand houses that have not paid the housing maintenance fund need new buyers to make up this part of the fund at 2% of the transaction price.

To sum up, the house purchase maintenance fund is used for the renovation of facilities.

Legal basis:

Eighteenth special maintenance funds

Residential special maintenance funds shall be earmarked for the maintenance, renovation and transformation of residential parts and facilities after the expiration of the warranty period, and shall not be used for other purposes.

Article 19

The use of residential special maintenance funds should follow the principles of convenience, openness and transparency, and the consistency of beneficiaries and burdens.