The renovation of an apartment or a family house falls under the provisions of the work contract. The most common errors in contract documentation include:

• insufficiently detailed subject of reconstruction (i.e. what work will be carried out),
• poorly defined price terms (in particular with regard to what is included in the price, whether the price is final or can be adjusted and under what conditions),
• incorrectly set payment terms (e.g. down payment too high),
• vaguely defined benefits and the process of their negotiation,
• indefinite completion date,
• lack of definition of the method to control the implementation of the reconstruction,
• insufficiently defined mutual rights and obligations,
• insufficiently regulated liability for defects and lack of warranty provisions,
• lack of sanctions for breach of contractual obligations,
• unclear termination modalities (e.g. in the event of improper service provision),
• agreement on the regime of the Commercial Code instead of the regime of the Civil Code (which causes a weakening of the customer’s position).

In any case, we recommend that you have the contract drawn up or at least checked by a good lawyer who is familiar with this area.

Answer according to the current legal status valid on 27/06/2022.

Odpoveď spracovaná podľa aktuálneho právneho stavu ku dňu 27. 6. 2022.