the maintenance fund paid when buying a house is used for the maintenance and renewal of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment of the house after the warranty period expires. The principal of the housing maintenance fund is raised by the real estate agent and the purchaser, and the interest is used for the maintenance and maintenance of the public parts and facilities and equipment of the residential building. When the interest is insufficient, it is shared by the property owner. And the public facilities maintenance fund is used for the maintenance, maintenance and replacement of public facilities; The maintenance fund of the house itself is used for the repair and maintenance of the house itself, and the two are clearly defined and cannot be confused and misappropriated. Before handing over the house, the owner should pay the house maintenance fund. If it is the first special maintenance fund for the house, the owner can directly deposit it in the special maintenance fund account for the house. Of course, if the owner feels that it is troublesome to pay the maintenance fund himself, he can also entrust a real estate development enterprise to pay it.

1. The main load-bearing structure of the house includes foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, etc.

public parts refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc.

2. Public facilities and equipment refer to water supply and drainage pipes, elevators, fa? ades, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches and other facilities and equipment used by the owner in the house and related supporting areas.

1. Conditions that must be met when using the house maintenance fund:

1. The special maintenance fund is fully collected and the maintenance items are in line with the scope of use of the maintenance fund;

2. The warranty period of public parts and public facilities and equipment expires;

3. If the property management area or all the owners are involved, it has been approved in writing by the owners' meeting and approved by the owners whose exclusive parts account for more than 2/3 of the total building area and account for more than 2/3 of the total number of owners.

ii. how to pay the housing maintenance fund

when selling commercial housing, the buyer and the seller shall sign an agreement on the payment of the maintenance fund, and the buyer shall pay the maintenance fund to the seller at the rate of 2-3% of the purchase price. The maintenance fund collected by the selling unit belongs to all the owners and is not included in the residential sales income. The current standards for depositing the first special maintenance fund are: 9 yuan per square meter for high-rise buildings (including multi-storey buildings with elevators) and 5 yuan per square meter for multi-storey buildings (including villas).

Legal basis

Article 2 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Buildings

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 warranty period expires.