Which department is the maintenance fund given to?

According to Article 11 of the Measures for the Management of Residential Special Maintenance Funds jointly issued by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Finance, before the establishment of the owners' meeting, the financial department of the people's government of the municipality directly under the central government, city or county where the property is located or the competent department of construction (real estate) shall be responsible for the management.

The department responsible for the management of special maintenance funds for public housing shall entrust a local commercial bank as the special account management bank for special maintenance funds for public housing within its administrative area, and open a special account for special maintenance funds for public housing in the special account management bank.

To open a special maintenance fund account for public housing, an account shall be set up according to the unit selling the house and a separate account shall be set up according to the building; Among them, the residential special maintenance funds deposited by the owners shall set up separate accounts according to the house number.

Therefore, the housing maintenance fund paid by the owner belongs to the owner himself. Please refer to the above statement.

Source of laws and regulations: Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds