How to use the housing maintenance fund? What is a housing maintenance fund?

Housing maintenance fund refers to the maintenance fund for public parts and facilities of residential buildings. The principal is jointly raised by the selling unit and the purchasing unit, and the ownership belongs to the payer. Interest is used for the maintenance of public parts and facilities of residential buildings. When the interest is insufficient, it shall be shared by the property owner.

From April 1 2000, the payment standard of public maintenance fund was adjusted as follows: multi-storey buildings and villas are generally charged at 2% of the purchase price; High-rise buildings and multi-storey buildings with elevators are generally charged at 3% of the purchase price. Units selling houses shall raise public maintenance funds in accordance with the proportion of 2% of the sales price of multi-storey houses and 3% of the sales price of high-rise houses.

The Property Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates the ownership and use of public maintenance funds: "The maintenance funds of buildings and their ancillary facilities belong to the owners. With the consent of the owner, it can be used for the maintenance of elevators, water tanks and other parts. The collection and use of maintenance funds should be announced. "

First of all, the owners apply to the property management company for maintenance, and the property management company directly or together with the owners' committee (owners) applies to the fund management center. Then, specialized engineers will go to the site for investigation together with the property and owners' committee (owners) to verify whether it is necessary to use the public * * * maintenance fund, and arrange maintenance immediately once it meets the requirements. After the maintenance, the fund management center, the property management company, the owner or the owner's representative will conduct survey and acceptance. Finally, the settlement of maintenance costs. Maintenance units (usually property management companies) make maintenance expense tables, which are sealed by the owners' committee for approval. Considering that the owners' committee does not have professional knowledge, the fund management center will also examine and approve the price and finally decide the amount of expenses, and then deduct the money from the relevant owners' public maintenance fund account. Among them, the general public part is supervised and signed by the owners' committee, and the single-family part is supervised and signed by the owners. ?