THE CONSUMER’S LEGAL PROTECTION IN FACE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER’S DELAY

Authors

  • Fabrício Germano Alves Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal – RN.
  • Thiago de Lucena Motta Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal – RN.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v60i1.38293

Keywords:

Consumer protection. Delay in the delivery of the building. Real estate development.

Abstract

This article deals with the legal consequences of the contractor’s delay in delivering the building in a real estate development contract, analyzing the options legally provided to the consumer affected by the delay. The contract of acquisition of an autonomous unit in a real estate development involves, as a rule, supplier and consumer, which attracts the incidence of the protective system established by the Consumer Defense Code. By analyzing the existing regulation, the specialized academic production and courts’ precedents, the objective of this work is to show that the logic that should guide such cases of delay is the liability of the contractor in case of harms of any order inflicted upon the consumer, assuring to the latter the autonomy to remain in the contract or to withdraw from it.

Author Biographies

Fabrício Germano Alves, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal – RN.

Especialista em Direito do Consumidor e Relações de Consumo pela Universidade Potiguar (UNP). Mestre em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Mestre e Doutorando em Sociedad Democrática, Estado y Derecho pela Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) – Espanha. Professor de Direito das Relações de Consumo na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).

Thiago de Lucena Motta, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal – RN.

Aluno do curso de graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Aluno Erasmus da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto no semestre acadêmico de 2013/2014.

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Published

2015-03-07

How to Cite

Alves, F. G., & Motta, T. de L. (2015). THE CONSUMER’S LEGAL PROTECTION IN FACE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER’S DELAY. Revista Da Faculdade De Direito UFPR, 60(1), 163–192. https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v60i1.38293

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 1 (2015)

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Artigos

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