Q: Is the owners' club a mandatory requirement for high-end residential quarters? What should the property owner do if the developer does not build or use it for other purposes?

Clubhouse is a functional building to improve the daily life of owners, but it is not mandatory. If there is no clubhouse design in the planning of the project, or the setting of clubhouse is not mentioned in the sales contract and sales promotion, then there is no clubhouse in the community and the developer is not at fault.

If there is a clubhouse design in the planning, and the sales contract mentions that there is a supporting clubhouse in the community in the project publicity materials, but in fact the clubhouse has been changed or has not been established at all, then it can be considered as a breach of contract by the developer.

But even if it is known that the developer has breached the contract, it is not easy to solve this problem. If it is used for other purposes, it can be corrected. There is no building at all, so we can only use other houses, such as underground space, to build clubs according to local conditions.

Of course, if the surrounding social, cultural and sports facilities are sufficient, developers may adjust their planning and design. After all, the clubhouse is not for owners to use for free, but also a project to operate for a fee. In the case that there are enough similar projects around, it is understandable to make appropriate adjustments in order to avoid repeated construction and poor operation of the club, but it should be fully communicated with the owners and buyers and understood.