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

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"Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings" Article 7 The owners of commercial residential buildings and non-residential buildings shall deposit special maintenance funds for residential buildings according to the construction area of their own properties, and the amount of the first special maintenance funds for residential buildings deposited per square meter of construction area shall be 5% to 8% of the cost per square meter of local residential construction and installation projects. The competent departments of construction (real estate) of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties shall, according to local conditions, reasonably determine and announce the amount of the first-phase residential special maintenance fund deposited per square meter of construction area, and make timely adjustments.