After the transfer, I found that the maintenance fund was not paid.

After the transfer, it is found that the maintenance fund has not been returned and needs to be paid.

Generally, the original owner needs to provide the real estate license when selling the house, and the premise of handling the real estate license is to pay the maintenance fund. Of course, it is also possible for older houses to apply for real estate licenses without paying maintenance funds. If there is no explanation in the contract, you can only bear it yourself. If you explain, you can negotiate with the owner to let him pay the maintenance fund.

When selling commercial housing, the buyer and the seller shall sign a maintenance fee payment agreement, and the buyer shall pay the maintenance fee to the seller according to the proportion of 2-3% of the purchase price. The maintenance fund collected by the sales unit belongs to the owner and is not included in the residential sales income.

Housing maintenance fund actually includes housing public facilities special fund and housing maintenance fund. The special fund for housing public facilities is referred to as the special fund, which is used for projects such as the renovation of common parts of property and public facilities and equipment, and shall not be used for other purposes. Special funds to implement the principle of "money with the house". When the house is transferred, the remaining funds in the account are also transferred to the new owner of the house.

The use of housing maintenance fund

The housing maintenance fund is used for large and medium-sized repair and renovation projects of the main structure, public parts and public facilities and equipment of the house after the warranty period expires.

The main load-bearing structures of houses 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.