But they had to pay an occupation allowance of more than 60,000 euros. © Volkov Slava / Adobe Stock – Water damage revealed a hidden defect (illustration photo). Safeguard safeguarded Receive real estate sales if the facts date back to 2017-2018, the judicial investigation was long, from the tribunal de grande instance in 2021 until the Court of Cassation in December 2024. As reported by Ouest-France, the new owners of a house in the Paris region, bought 390,000 euros in September 2017, had a unpleasant surprise 9 months later: after a water damage was built on water tables and that the previous owners had installed a lifting pump … without informing them at the time of the sale. The buyers therefore called for the cancellation of the transaction. First verdict rendered in March 2021 by the TGI of Pontoise: the hidden defect is recognized, the sellers will therefore have to reimburse the complainants, the amount of the sale but also the legal costs incurred. In addition, buyers obtained the payment of compensation linked to the increase in real estate prices. The other jurisdictions – appeal and cassation – confirmed these decisions. However, the Court of Cassation agreed to the sellers on one point. To read also: Real estate: This little -known protection can avoid a big loss of resale The sellers obtain the payment of occupancy compensation last December 5, in its verdict, the Court has indeed granted to the sellers that a occupancy compensation is paid to them up to 1,300 euros per month for the period during which the buyers lived in the house. In total: 62,400 euros. A sum that they will therefore deduce from that which they owe to buyers, including the price of the property, the 23,000 euros in notary fees, 20,000 euros for the increase in real estate prices, and 5,000 euros in damages. >> Our complete buyer guide. How to finance your real estate project? Make your choice between the new and the old? A house or an apartment? Receive our latest news every week your appointment with real estate news. (tagstotranslate) Real estate sale u00e8re
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