Can the housing maintenance fund be refunded?

You can't return it, but you can transfer it when you sell the house. 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. Refund of maintenance fund is stipulated as 1. According to the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds, housing maintenance funds are generally not refundable. If it is a public maintenance fund, it must be approved by the owners' committee, and the real estate administrative department will hand over the maintenance fund to the property management enterprise as an agent, but it cannot be returned to the individual.

2. 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.

However, in the following two cases, you can apply for returning the balance of the maintenance fund: (1) After the purchaser pays the maintenance fund of the purchased commercial house, he returns or exchanges the purchased commercial house; (2) The commercial housing that has been deposited with the * * * use site and the * * * use facilities and equipment maintenance fund is lost due to demolition and other reasons. To apply for refund of the principal and interest of the maintenance fund, the following materials are required:

Legal basis: Article 7 of the Measures for the Administration of Special Maintenance Funds for Residential Houses, the owners of commercial houses and non-residential houses shall deposit special maintenance funds for residential houses according to the construction area of their own properties, and the amount of the first special maintenance funds for residential houses shall be 5% to 8% of the cost per square meter of local residential construction and installation projects. The competent departments of construction (real estate) of the people's governments of municipalities directly under the central government, cities and counties shall, according to local conditions, reasonably determine and announce the amount of the first-phase residential special maintenance fund deposited per square meter of construction area, and make timely adjustments.