What are the rules for the use of maintenance funds?

1, according to the regulations, the housing maintenance fund is used for major and medium-sized repairs and renovation projects of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment after the warranty period expires.

2. The main load-bearing structures of the house include foundation, internal and external load-bearing walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs. Public parts refer to outdoor walls, hallways, stairwells, corridors, etc. Public facilities and equipment refer to water supply and drainage pipelines and equipment, distribution cables and equipment, elevators, public lighting, fire-fighting facilities, green spaces, roads, ditches, non-operating parking garages, public cultural and sports facilities and other facilities and equipment owned and used by the owner. The maintenance fund is managed by the Housing Authority, and the application process is complicated.

3. The "Administrative Measures" of the Ministry of Construction stipulates that when the maintenance fund is idle, it is strictly forbidden to use it for other purposes except for purchasing government bonds or other fields stipulated by laws and regulations. In addition, according to the provisions of Article 63 of the State Council's Property Management Regulations, the misappropriated special maintenance funds shall be recovered by the real estate administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level, given a warning, and the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than 2 times the misappropriated amount may be imposed; Property management companies misappropriate special maintenance funds, and if the circumstances are serious, the qualification certificate shall be revoked by the department that issued the qualification certificate; If the case constitutes a crime, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.