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Chinese buyer discovers 34th-floor flat in 32-story building

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A Chinese homeowner purchased a flat on the 34th floor of a building, only to discover it was a 32-story structure. The buyer, Mr. Shen, acquired the property in 2013 in Shaanxi province at a significantly reduced price due to its limited property rights, an unofficial term for housing developed illegally on rural land. Four years after his purchase, he was informed of the building's actual height and is now involved in a legal dispute without compensation. AI

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Chinese buyer discovers 34th-floor flat in 32-story building

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    Chinese homeowner buys 34th-floor flat in 32-storey building, gets no compensation

    A Chinese man bought a flat on the 34th floor of a newly developed building only to be told four years later that the building only had 32 floors. The man, surnamed Shen, from northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, bought a new-build flat in a village near the provincial capital …

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