House Purchase Contract Amended
The Beijing Municipal Administration of State Land, Resources and Housing has adjusted the regulations governing contracts for the sale and purchase of commercial houses, it announced recently. According to the administration, the changes are aimed at coordinating with a regulation issued on December 1 last year that the area of presold commercial houses should be priced according to the actual building area, as opposed to the floor space. The confirmation of area and the management of related disputes should both refer to the construction area. The management of errors in the estimation of the area should also refer to the construction area. If the error is greater than three percent, the buyer has the right to a refund. Other changes stipulate delivery terms and preconditions of moving in. Only when all preconditions for moving in are all satisfied can the customers move into the new house. Also, the content of property services is to be added as an attachment to the contract. Although the contract is still not perfect, it now better protects the interests of house purchasers and owners, according to the administration. Deng Zemin, a lawyer with Yingdao Law Office commented that all house purchasers should pay attention to the blanks in the contract. All blanks should be filled out after careful negotiation. When some blanks have already been filled by the developers, the buyer should check in case of later disputes. http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Lifeinbeijing/t20040122_101169.htm
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