Who will bear the expenses of the owner's preparatory group?

Legal analysis: the preparatory funds for the first owners' meeting shall be borne by the construction unit. The construction unit shall, before the delivery of the property, hand over the preparatory funds for the first owners' meeting to the subdistrict office and township (town) people's government, which shall be used by the preparatory group of the owners' meeting. Reserve funds shall be stored in special accounts and used for special purposes. After the first meeting of the owners' congress, the preparatory group of the owners' congress shall announce the use of preparatory funds to all owners and accept the supervision of all owners. The balance of reserve funds shall be included in the special maintenance funds of the property or used according to the decision of the owners' congress.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 938 The contents of a realty service contract generally include service items, service quality, service fee standards and collection methods, use of maintenance funds, management and use of service places, service term, service handover and other terms. The public service commitment made by the property service provider in favor of the owner is an integral part of the property service contract. The realty service contract shall be in written form.

Article 937 A realty service contract is a contract in which a realty service provider provides realty services such as maintenance of buildings and their ancillary facilities, management and maintenance of environmental sanitation and related order within the realty service area to the owner, and the owner pays the realty fee. Property service providers include property service enterprises and other managers.