Is there a difference between a property maintenance fund and a house maintenance fund?

There is a difference between a property maintenance fund and a house maintenance fund. Property maintenance fund and housing maintenance fund are two different concepts.

Property maintenance fund: Property maintenance fund refers to the monthly property maintenance fund paid by the property service enterprise according to the property management agreement and the property service contract by the owner. This fund is mainly used for the maintenance, maintenance and repair of public facilities and public areas in the community by property service enterprises.

Housing maintenance fund: Housing maintenance fund refers to the funds paid by the owners in accordance with the housing management regulations for the maintenance, conservation and management of the houses purchased by the housing provident fund, also known as "decoration fund". The fund is the cost of house repair and maintenance, which is mainly used for the expenses of house interior repair, maintenance and decoration.

Housing maintenance fund standards are as follows:

1. The standard of housing maintenance funds may be different in different regions. Generally speaking, the standards in cities are higher than those in rural areas;

2, different types of housing maintenance fund standards will be different, such as apartments, villas, commercial properties, etc. ;

Generally speaking, the payment standard of housing maintenance fund is calculated according to the construction area. Housing standards in different regions will be different;

4. The age of the house is another factor to consider the maintenance fund standard. The longer the construction period, the more maintenance funds the house needs;

5. Different types of property management agencies will have different housing maintenance fund standards.

To sum up, the specific standards of housing maintenance fund may be different due to factors such as region, time and policy. It is suggested that the owners should understand the relevant local laws and policies when paying the house maintenance fund and pay according to the actual situation.

Legal basis:

Twelfth residential special maintenance funds management approach.

Commercial housing owners should deposit the first phase of residential special maintenance funds into the special account for residential special maintenance funds before handling the house occupancy procedures. The owner of the sold public housing shall deposit the first special maintenance fund of public housing into the special maintenance fund account of public housing or hand it over to the selling unit for deposit into the special maintenance fund account of public housing before going through the housing check-in formalities. Units selling public housing houses shall deposit the extracted special maintenance funds for public housing houses into the special account of special maintenance funds for public housing houses within 30 days from the date of receiving the payment for selling houses.