Buying a second-hand housing maintenance fund generally requires transfer. According to the regulations of the Housing Construction Committee, the housing maintenance fund implements the principle of "money goes with the house". When the house is transferred, the balance of funds in the account will also be transferred to the name of the new owner of the house, and the owner of the house needs to go through the transfer procedures of the public maintenance fund with the original house.

legal ground

"Measures for the administration of residential special maintenance funds" seventh.

The owners of commercial housing and non-residential housing shall deposit special housing maintenance funds according to the construction area of their own property, and the amount of the first special housing maintenance funds deposited per square meter of construction area is 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.