What role does the housing maintenance fund play? When buying a new house, it is generally necessary to pay a certain amount of special maintenance funds for the house. Housing maintenance funds are mainly used for major, medium repair and renewal of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment. The main load-bearing components include foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs. Public places refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc.

Public facilities and equipment refer to water pipes, equipment, distribution cables and equipment, elevators, public lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches, non-operating parking garages, public sports facilities and other facilities and equipment owned and used by the owners in the residence and its supporting areas.

Do I have to pay for the house repair? The maintenance fund of the house is necessary. The Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds stipulates that the residential special maintenance funds shall be deposited into the special account of residential special maintenance funds by the owners before registration. The sale of public housing, before the registration, the first maintenance funds must be deposited in a special account, or transferred to the public housing special maintenance fund account. Developers and sales organizations that fail to pay the first-phase residential special maintenance funds as required shall not deliver the houses to the buyers.

How to use the funds for house renovation is first provided by the property company. If there is no property company, the relevant owners will provide suggestions. Secondly, within the scope of maintenance funds, more than two-thirds of the property owners and two-thirds of the owners agree to the scheme. Third, the property management company or relevant owners will organize the implementation by themselves, and submit relevant materials to the property management department. After the approval of the property management department, the maintenance funds will be transferred to the designated account. Finally, the property management company will transfer the demand for the maintenance fund to the maintenance organization.

The above aspects introduce the function of the housing maintenance fund, and whether it is necessary to pay the housing maintenance fee and how to use the housing maintenance fund. When buying a new house, it is generally necessary to pay a certain amount of special maintenance funds for the house, which shall be paid in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant local policies.