A project owner having attributed to the

This decision provides important insight into your property law. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

A project owner having attributed to the builder of a single-family house responsibility for the termination of the contract due to the omission in its statements of the description and cost estimate of the special foundations that had proved necessary but whose amount was not included in the stipulated price, violates Article L. 231-1 of the Construction and Housing Code; the judgment which, in order to dismiss the project owner's claims, holds that these indications are only required by the text for added elements that do not form an integral part of the object to which they apply.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Scrupulously respect the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Anticipate: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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