Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Maintenance of External Walls

Legal analysis: it depends on which part of the external wall it is. The scope of use of public maintenance fund is public maintenance fund, which belongs to public maintenance and has high cost, and can be used beyond the maintenance scope of property services.

Legal basis: Article 281 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the maintenance fund of the building and its ancillary facilities belongs to the owner. With the consent of the owner, it can be used for local maintenance, renewal and transformation of elevators, roofs, external walls and barrier-free facilities. The collection and use of maintenance funds for buildings and their ancillary facilities shall be announced regularly.

In case of emergency, if the building and its ancillary facilities need to be repaired, the owners' assembly or the owners' committee may apply for the maintenance funds of the building and its ancillary facilities according to law.