First, who should pay the housing maintenance fund?
The public * * * maintenance fund refers to the maintenance fund for residential * * * parts and facilities and equipment, which is specially used for overhaul, medium repair, renewal and transformation of residential * * * parts and facilities and equipment after the warranty period expires. Over time, developers can no longer be responsible for maintenance, nor can they be maintained by any owner alone. Therefore, a maintenance fund must be established to ensure the subsequent normal use of the property and safeguard the interests of the owners and users.
According to Article 5 of the Measures for the Management of Maintenance Funds for Facilities and Equipment Used in Residential Areas issued by the Ministry of Construction 1998+06543810.9, the buyer and the seller shall sign a maintenance fund payment agreement when selling commercial houses. Property buyers should pay the maintenance fund to the selling unit according to the proportion of 2% to 3% of the purchase price. The maintenance fund is paid by the owner to the selling unit, and the maintenance fund collected by the selling unit belongs to all owners and is not included in the residential sales income. It can be seen that this fund should be paid by the owner to the selling unit, and its nature belongs to the owner.
However, on the question of who should bear the first maintenance fund, the Ministry of Construction's Measures for the Management of Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Fund in Residential Areas has different provisions from local regulations. From the above, it can be seen that whether the public maintenance fund is paid by the buyer or the seller depends on the specific regulations of various places. It is suggested that buyers can negotiate with developers to solve the problem of maintenance funds when buying a house.
Second, when is the right time to pay the maintenance fund?
The principal of the housing maintenance fund is jointly 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 of residential buildings. When the interest is insufficient, it shall be shared by the property owner. And public facilities maintenance fund for the maintenance, conservation and renewal of public facilities; The maintenance fund of the house itself is used for the maintenance and conservation of the house itself. The two are clearly defined and cannot be confused and misappropriated.
Usually before handing over the house, the owner has to pay the house maintenance fund. If it is the first special housing maintenance fund, the owner can directly deposit it into the special housing maintenance fund account. Of course, if the owner feels that it is troublesome to pay the maintenance fund, he can also entrust the real estate development enterprise to pay it.