Odstąpienie od umowy deweloperskiej w nowym stanie prawnym

The Act on the protection of the purchaser of dwelling premises or a detached house and the Development Guarantee Fund of 2022 has introduced some changes in the matter of the right of withdrawal and the right to terminate a real estate development contract. However, many issues still raise doubts as, similarly to the preceding law of 2011, the new law does not contain a comprehensive regulation in the field of the right of withdrawal and termination of a real estate development contract, especially in the field of termination for breach of contract. There is a need to consider whether and to what extent legal norms relevant to withdrawal and termination of contracts contained in other acts, in particular in the Polish Civil Code, apply to withdrawal or termination of a real estate development contract. In this context, the author firstly points on the need to properly distinguish between the right of withdrawal and the right to terminate a real estate development contract. Secondly, the author analyses, from the perspective of the new law and the general norms of the Polish Civil Code, specific issues regarding the grounds for withdrawal or termination of a real estate development contract as well as the procedure and the effects of contract termination, in particular the effects of contract termination on other remedies for breach of contract.