The maintenance fund is paid by the owner for the maintenance of the public part of the community. According to the regulations, the realty service enterprise shall collect the realty service fee, including the maintenance fund, from the owners according to the realty service contract passed by the owners' meeting. Therefore, the owner needs to pay the maintenance fund according to the regulations. The specific payment standard and method are determined according to the relevant local regulations and the decision of the community owners' meeting. Generally speaking, the payment standard of maintenance fund is determined according to a certain proportion of housing area or property fee, and the payment method can be one-time payment or installment payment.

Housing maintenance fund can only be used in the following circumstances:

1. When the warranty period of public facilities, public parts and other equipment in residential areas has expired and needs to be repaired again, the house maintenance fund can be used, which requires the owners to have more voting rights to ensure the standard of cost sharing ratio;

2, the housing maintenance fund in the unused process, in an idle state, can be used to buy government bonds or the provisions of the fund range. In addition, no one may misappropriate the housing maintenance fund, otherwise they will be punished accordingly;

3. The property management company may temporarily borrow one month's daily maintenance fee from the housing maintenance fund, unless otherwise agreed in the property management contract.

To sum up, it is suggested that the owners actively pay the maintenance fund to safeguard their own rights and interests and the value of the residential property.

Legal basis:

"Measures for the administration of residential special maintenance funds" Article 6

The owners of the following properties shall deposit special residential maintenance funds in accordance with the provisions of these Measures:

(a) residence, except that it is jointly owned by the owners and does not use parts and facilities with other properties;

(2) Non-residential buildings in residential quarters or non-residential buildings connected with single residential structures outside residential quarters.

If the property listed in the preceding paragraph belongs to the sale of public housing, the selling unit shall deposit special housing maintenance funds in accordance with the provisions of these measures.