According to Article 13 of the Notice of the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Finance on Printing and Distributing the Management Measures for Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Funds in Residential Areas (J&F [1998] No.213): "When the owner transfers the ownership of the house, the balance maintenance fund will not be returned and will be transferred with the ownership of the house." The maintenance fund is used for the large and medium-sized repair, renewal and transformation of * * * old parts and * * * old equipment and facilities after the property warranty period expires. Therefore, buyers are generally not required to pay compensation.

The public maintenance fund was paid by the owner when he bought a new house. This cost is equivalent to buying insurance for the house, and he followed the house. In a real transaction, when the house is sold, the house maintenance fund will be automatically transferred with the house.