After buying a house and moving in, what everyone is most concerned about is the quality of the house.

If there are quality problems such as leakage, the house will need repairs. At this time, everyone will think of the house maintenance fund paid when buying a house.

So what is a home repair fund?

What is the contribution rate to the housing maintenance fund?

How is the Home Repair Fund used and under what circumstances can it be used?

1. What is a house repair fund?

The house maintenance fund actually includes a special fund for house utilities and a house maintenance fund.

The special fund for housing public facilities is used for projects such as the renewal and renovation of the public parts of the property, public facilities and equipment, and shall not be used for other purposes.

The special fund implements the principle of "money goes with the house". When the house is transferred, the remaining funds in the account are also transferred to the new property owner of the house.

2. What is the contribution rate to the house maintenance fund?

When a commercial house is sold, the buyer and the seller should sign an agreement on the payment of maintenance funds. The buyer should pay the maintenance fund to the seller at a rate of 2-3% of the purchase price.

The maintenance base metal collected by the selling unit is owned by all owners and is not included in the residential sales revenue.

The current standards for depositing the first phase of special maintenance funds are: 90 yuan/square meter for high-rise buildings (including multi-story buildings with elevators) and 50 yuan/square meter for multi-story buildings (including villas).

3. How to use the house repair fund?

The house repair fund is used to repair and replace the main structure of the house, public parts and facilities after the house warranty expires.

The main body of the house has internal and external walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, etc. The public part includes exterior walls, stairwells, corridors, etc. The public equipment includes upper and lower pipes, elevators, fire protection, garages, etc.

Generally, in communities without homeowners committees, the housing maintenance fund is managed by the housing authority, but the application process is very complicated.

If you want to spend the house repair fund, you must follow the double 2/3 special majority principle, that is, the owners who account for more than two-thirds of the total area of ??the building and more than two-thirds of the total number of owners can only apply after discussion and approval. Not established

For communities with owners' committees, the property management company will handle the application procedures. If there is no property management community, the community can apply for it. Go to the housing management bureau, the housing safety appraisal department, the audit bureau, and the special account bank to apply for a professional housing safety appraisal and audit the budget and final accounts of the maintenance plan.

. The housing maintenance fund can only be used after hiring a construction unit to carry out maintenance construction and applying for a special account bank allocation and submitting it to the housing maintenance fund management center for approval. 4. Under what circumstances can the housing maintenance fund be used? The housing maintenance fund is used for the expiration of the housing warranty period.

The main load-bearing structure of the house includes the foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, etc.;

** parts refer to outdoor walls, foyers, stairwells, corridors, etc.; public facilities and equipment refer to the water pipes, equipment and accessories in the house and related supporting areas that are jointly owned and used by the owner.

Maintenance funds for electrical cables and equipment, elevators, public lighting, fire protection facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches, non-commercial parking garages, public welfare cultural and sports facilities and other public facilities and equipment are managed by the Housing Authority.

It is more complicated. Scope of application 1. The maintenance fund can only be used when the public parts, public facilities and equipment of the property are overhauled, updated and renovated according to the voting rights determination standards.

Expense ratio. 2. When the maintenance fund is idle, it is prohibited to be used for other purposes except for the purchase of treasury bonds or other funds specified by laws and regulations. 3. Special use (1) The property management company can temporarily borrow an amount from the maintenance fund.

A reserve fund for one month's daily maintenance and update costs of the property; unless otherwise agreed in the property management service contract (2) If the residence requires major repairs or special repairs or updates, the advance payment agreed in the construction contracting contract may be withdrawn, but the advance payment shall be made.

The maximum amount of the payment shall not exceed 30% of the total project payment. (3) The owners' committee may leave a reserve fund equivalent to one month's activity funds in the property management company's account, unless otherwise decided by the owners' meeting. The above is about what a house is.

Answers to related questions such as maintenance funds and how to use the house maintenance fund. The Home Buying Guide hereby reminds consumers that it is best to pay for the house maintenance fund, because once the warranty period of the house is over, it is difficult to hold the developer responsible.

Therefore, it is very necessary to understand the relevant knowledge of house repair funds to understand the rights enjoyed by home buyers according to law and to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests when necessary.