What does the housing maintenance fund mean? Do I have to pay?

Housing maintenance fund must be paid. Housing maintenance fund actually includes housing public facilities special fund and housing maintenance fund. Special funds for housing public facilities, referred to as special funds, are used for projects such as the renovation of common parts of property and public facilities and equipment, and may not be used for other purposes.

According to the "Measures for the Management of Maintenance Funds for Public Parts and Facilities of Residential Buildings" jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction, the maintenance funds for public housing are jointly paid by all owners and owned by all owners. Under normal circumstances, it is managed by the real estate management department. After the establishment of the owners' committee, the housing maintenance funds shall be handed over to the industry management department, which shall exercise the management right.

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

Housing maintenance fund also includes housing public facilities special fund and housing maintenance fund. The special funds for the construction of public facilities such as the renovation of public parts of property and public facilities and equipment shall not be used for other purposes. Special funds for housing maintenance shall follow the principle of "money goes with the house". When the house is transferred, the balance of funds in the account will also be transferred to the name of the new owner of the house.

How to calculate the housing maintenance fund?

The housing maintenance fund is generally calculated according to the proportion of 2% to 3% of the purchase price, or according to the total housing price when the buyers purchase houses from the developers and transfer the property rights. According to the local housing construction and installation project cost of 5% to 8% per square meter. The specific charging standard is determined by the local real estate management department according to the local actual situation.