11ant
2021-04-15 16:37:24
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As a layperson – not a lawyer myself either – one tends to think that detailed legal explanations serve to clarify differences. Often, however, they are more aimed at paving the way for two lawyers to have three opinions. Aside from that, different standards apply for contractual and tax law assessments, and a case can certainly be sensitive in one sense and harmless in another – however, laws and regulations are reluctant to be fooled or circumvented by structuring. That means: even a Real Estate Agent and Developer Ordinance has not waited for smart alecks or those who consider themselves such, and in the worst case both legal norms apply: the one expected to apply, and the other one, which you were convinced “clearly” did not apply here. In case of doubt, a judge would say that, in the spirit of the law, it probably does apply. In the construction sector, I would always assume a slightly increased propensity for criminal behavior as a precaution – and especially that the customer would be left to the mercy of whoever was responsible.@11ant - Because then it is a service contract subject to the Building Code and not the Real Estate Agent and Developer Ordinance. You can just google it, it is explained precisely from a legal perspective.