Legal analysis: Housing maintenance funds are used for the maintenance and renewal of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment after the warranty period expires. The main load-bearing structures of houses include foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs. Public parts refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc. Public facilities and equipment refer to water pipes, elevators, facades, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches and other facilities and equipment used by owners in houses and related supporting areas.

Legal basis: Article 281 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the maintenance fund of the building and its ancillary facilities belongs to the owner. With the consent of the owner, it can be used for local maintenance, renewal and transformation of elevators, roofs, external walls and barrier-free facilities. The collection and use of maintenance funds for buildings and their ancillary facilities shall be announced regularly. In case of emergency, if the building and its ancillary facilities need to be repaired, the owners' assembly or the owners' committee may apply for the maintenance funds of the building and its ancillary facilities according to law.