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The apartment is smaller than promised? The mistake at handover

Apartment size vs. the contract in a 30-second video

Video transcript

Today: a common mistake at handover of a new apartment. You get the keys and do not check the area. But an apartment that differs from the specification is a non-conformity. The contractor must attach to the contract a specification and a plan of the apartment, with its area in square meters and the method of calculation. And note: "gross" usually includes a share of the common property. Compare the apartment to the plan in the contract.

Full explanation: The Apartment Is Smaller than Promised or Differs from the Specification: What the Law Says. Did the contractor deliver an apartment smaller than the one you saw in the brochure? This is how the Supreme Court decided when the brochure is binding, what gross area means, and how compensation is calculated.

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