Before the establishment of the owners' meeting, the residential special maintenance funds deposited by commercial residential owners and non-residential owners shall be managed by the construction (real estate) department of the people's government of the municipality, city or county where the property is located.
If the owners' meeting has not been established in your community, you can apply to the Housing Authority for refund of the overpaid money.
Legal basis: Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the owners of commercial residential buildings and non-residential buildings shall deposit special maintenance funds for residential buildings according to the construction area of their own properties, and the amount of the first special maintenance funds for residential buildings deposited per square meter of construction area is 5% to 8% of the local residential construction and installation project cost per square meter.
The competent departments of construction (real estate) of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties shall, according to local conditions, reasonably determine and announce the amount of the first-phase residential special maintenance fund deposited per square meter of construction area, and make timely adjustments.