Do I have to pay the housing maintenance fund? When should I pay?

As long as anyone who has bought a house knows, it takes a lot of time and energy to choose a house that you are satisfied with. Only by constant comparison can we choose the house with the highest cost performance. Once the house is confirmed, many buyers think they can sit back and relax, but it is not, because there are still many formalities to be done, and the housing maintenance fund is one of them.

What is a housing maintenance fund?

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. The special fund implements the principle that money goes with the house. When the house is transferred, the house maintenance fund will also be transferred to the new property owner.

Is it necessary to pay the housing maintenance fund?

Every property buyer needs to pay the maintenance fund when buying a new house. In other words, the maintenance fund must be paid. If you don't pay, it will do great harm to your interests.

1 According to the Measures for the Administration of Facilities and Equipment Maintenance Funds in Residential Areas jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction, the public housing maintenance funds shall be paid by all owners and owned by all owners. Under normal circumstances, it is managed by the real estate administrative department. After the establishment of the owners' committee, the housing maintenance fund will be handed over to the industry committee, which will exercise the management right.

2. Buyers should pay the house maintenance fund before handing over the house. The first phase of housing special maintenance funds, the owners can be directly deposited in the housing special maintenance fund account, can also be entrusted to the real estate development enterprises to pay. Entrusted by a real estate development enterprise, the real estate development enterprise shall, within 30 days from the date of receiving the housing maintenance fund, deposit the housing special maintenance fund into the housing special maintenance fund account.

3, housing maintenance fund also 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. Housing special maintenance 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.

Payment time of housing maintenance fund

The principal of the housing maintenance fund is jointly raised by the real estate agent and the purchaser, and the interest is used for the maintenance and maintenance of the public parts and facilities of residential buildings. When the interest is insufficient, it shall be shared by the property owner. And public facilities maintenance fund for the maintenance, conservation and renewal of public facilities; The maintenance fund of the house itself is used for the maintenance and conservation of the house itself. The two are clearly defined and cannot be confused and misappropriated.

Usually before handing over the house, the owner has to pay the house maintenance fund. If it is the first special housing maintenance fund, the owner can directly deposit it into the special housing maintenance fund account. Of course, if the owner feels that it is troublesome to pay the maintenance fund, he can also entrust the real estate development enterprise to pay it.

Generally, in communities without owners' committees, the housing maintenance fund is managed by the Housing Authority, but the application procedures are very complicated. According to the 2007 Measures for the Administration of Residential Special Maintenance Funds, the establishment of housing maintenance funds must be approved by the owners who account for more than two-thirds of the total construction area and more than two-thirds of the total number of people, that is, the so-called "double-two-thirds principle", and then reported to the housing management department for filing and review, and can only be withdrawn after passing.