You need to pay deed tax and maintenance fund when buying a house. Deed tax is a tax levied according to the tax rate ranging from 1% to 3% of the total house price, and the maintenance fund is paid in accordance with the relevant local regulations for the maintenance and management of public facilities such as community maintenance and construction. According to Article 31 of the Property Management Regulations: "The owner shall pay the property service fee and maintenance fund to the property service enterprise in time according to the stipulations of the property service contract." In other words, the maintenance fund is a fee that must be paid in the property management after purchase, so it should be paid first.

Although the deed tax is higher than the maintenance fund, the maintenance fund is an important fund for the maintenance and management of community infrastructure, which has an important impact on the environmental quality of the community and the quality of life of residents, so the maintenance fund should be paid first.