论商品房认购书的法律性质——以预约合同为视角

学术界以及实务界对商品房认购书的法律性质存在诸多的争议。解决此争议的关键在于界定预约的法律性质以及效力。显然，预约是一种区别于本约的独立的合同类型，适用我国《合同法》有关“无名合同”的规定。强制履行是承担预约违约责任的方式之一。对商品房认购书的法律性质不能僵硬的适用某一种学说，而是应该结合缔约时当事人的资质、目的以及认购书的具体内容等给予认定。

On the Legal Nature of Purchase Letter of Commercial Houses-From the Perspective of Precontract

There exist great disputes in the academic circle as well as in actual practice as to the legal nature of purchase letter of commercial houses. The key to settling such disputes is to define the legal nature and efficacy of precontract. Obviously precontract is different from real contract and it falls into the category of innominate contract in Contract Law in China. Compulsory enforcement is one mode of undertaking the responsibility for breach of contract. The legal nature of purchase letter of commercia...