Legal tip 133. Developers, water and Consumers Law
Friday, September 4, 2009 @ 11:37 AM
1.Several people bought a home and had to pay 230 euros in concept of connection of water and sewerage, according to what it was established in the contract.
2.Once paid, they submitted the matter to Court as they considered it an abusive clause.
3.First section Asturias Provincial Court declared the clause null and void as these rates are deemed to be included in the price the buyers are paying for an habitable house.
4.The ruling ordered the seller to repay the connections fees and legal costs involved to the buyer.
5.Consumers coming!