Who pays the housing maintenance fund?

The house maintenance fund shall be paid by the owner. This fund is paid by the owner to the sales unit and belongs to the owner. General commodity housing in the sale, property buyers and selling units should sign the relevant maintenance fund payment agreement. Property buyers should pay the maintenance fund to the selling unit according to the proportion of 2% to 3% of the purchase price. In addition, the maintenance fund collected by the selling unit belongs to all owners and is not included in the residential sales income.

How to use the maintenance fund?

1. Communities without industry committees

If there is no industry committee in the residential area, when the public facilities in the residential area are damaged and need to be repaired, the owners can apply and get the consent of more than half of the owners in the residential area or more than half of the owners in the total area. Then the owner entrusts the property company to apply to the relevant management department for the use of the housing maintenance fund, and the property management office of the Housing and Construction Bureau checks the relevant situation. If the situation is true, it is necessary to publicize the maintenance situation in the community and determine the budget amount.

2. Communities with industry committees

If the community set up an industry Committee, it would not be as troublesome as mentioned above. If it is necessary to use the maintenance fund, the industry committee should confirm the necessity of maintenance according to the owner's reflection and some potential safety hazards found in peacetime work inspection. Then initiate the owners' meeting, and after the owners' meeting votes, authorize the industry Committee to carry out relevant maintenance bidding. The owners' committee may apply for or authorize the property to apply for related maintenance matters.

What's the difference between maintenance fund and property fee?

1. Ownership of expenses

Housing maintenance fund is a one-time unified payment by the owners of the community when they first move in. The ownership of this money belongs to the owners and is kept by the established owners' committee or the housing authority where the community is located. When it is used, all owners need to vote. Property fee is the fee paid by the owner to the property management company, and it is the reward obtained by the property management company for daily maintenance, repair and rectification of the buildings and their equipment, greening, sanitation, transportation, public security, environment and other services related to residents' lives.

2. The cost of using this process

The ownership of the maintenance fund belongs to the owner, so it is dominated by the owner's vote. Before use, the corresponding application should be made. If two-thirds of the owners agree, the allocated funds can be used and the maintenance can be started only after the examination and approval. Property cost is the maintenance and management cost of residential facilities. If the owners of residential areas find any damage or problems, they can give feedback to the property company and register with the property management office. After the property company confirms the approval, they can use this fee to maintain and repair the community.

3. Scope of use of expenses

The purpose of the maintenance fund is mainly reflected in the renovation of public facilities in the community. Living in the community for a long time, some facilities are aging, which may have potential risks, such as the wall of the house, elevator maintenance, road maintenance and so on. Except for the basic warranty period, generally speaking, the number of years of major problems is more than 10 years, so the public maintenance fund is more like the pension or guarantee of the house.