Balcony 2/3 smaller, price difference over NT$200,000! Man accuses developer of "miscalculation of floor area," but refuses to compensate. Lawyer Li Yusheng explains disputes over pre-sale apartments and methods for handling discrepancies in floor area.

Balcony shrunk by 2/3, price difference exceeds NT$200,000! Man claims "miscalculated the area," developer refuses to compensate | ETtoday News reporter Lin Ho-jung

News link:https://youtu.be/k-h4c8QuGv8?si=dda3fFQyxifrD-mq

A resident in New Taipei City bought a pre-sale apartment two years ago and only recently discovered when planning renovations that the sales agent had miscalculated the size of the "terrace"—1.53 square meters was counted as 1.53 ping (approximately 3.3 square meters), which is equivalent to 0.46 ping (approximately 3.3 square meters)—a difference of nearly NT$300,000. However, when they contacted the developer, the developer's attitude was very passive, seemingly taking advantage of the fact that the terrace "is not included in the property deed area" and the contract did not explicitly state the number of pings, thus refusing to compensate them.

According to lawyer Li Yusheng of Fidelity Law Firm, regarding the dispute over the purchase of the pre-sale house in this case, even though the terrace was not stipulated in the pre-sale house purchase and sale contract, since the developer had provided a pre-sale payment schedule showing the relevant area, the payment schedule can still be regarded as part of the agreement between the buyer and seller. If the area of the property provided by the developer is insufficient, the buyer can still request the developer to recalculate and make up the difference based on the payment schedule.

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