Legal Protection for Consumers Due to Default in Handing Over Flat Units

This research aims to understand legal protection for consumers due to default in the delivery of apartment units. The research method used by the author is a type of normative juridical research carried out using a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The research results show that legal protection for consumers is provided through Articles 4 and 7 of the Consumer Protection Law which provides firm and clear direction regarding the rights and obligations of developers and consumers in terms of buying and selling apartment units. It is also regulated in Article 97 of the Condominium Law which states that every actor constructing commercial apartments may not neglect his obligation to provide public apartments for at least 20% (twenty percent) of the area of ​​the commercial apartment building being constructed. The Condominium Law also requires sellers (legal entities) to fulfill technical, administrative and civil requirements with the threat of administrative, civil and criminal sanctions in accordance with the provisions of Article 108 of the Condominium Law.