Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Special Housing Maintenance Funds in People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of residential special maintenance funds, ensure the maintenance and normal use of residential parts and facilities, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of owners of residential special maintenance funds, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Property Law, the Property Management Regulations and other laws and administrative regulations.
Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the deposit, use, management and supervision of special maintenance funds for commercial housing and after-sale public housing.
The term "residential special maintenance funds" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the funds earmarked for the maintenance, renewal and transformation of residential parts and facilities after the expiration of the warranty period. [2]
Article 3 The * * * house use part mentioned in these Measures refers to the part that belongs to the owners in a single house or the owners in a single house and the non-residential owners connected with the structure according to the laws, regulations and the house sales contract, and generally includes: foundation, load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc. [2]
The measures referred to in * * facilities and equipment refers to the ancillary facilities and equipment used by residential owners or residential owners and related non-residential owners according to laws, regulations and house sales contracts, generally including elevators, antennas, lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, street lamps, ditches, pools, wells, non-operating parking garages, public cultural and sports facilities and facilities and equipment used in * * * rooms.