Legal basis: Article 588 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates both liquidated damages and deposit. If one party breaches the contract, the other party may choose to apply the provisions of liquidated damages or deposit. If the deposit is not enough to make up for the losses caused by one party's breach of contract, the other party may demand compensation for the losses exceeding the deposit amount. "Measures for the Administration of Commercial Housing Sales" Article 3 The sale of commercial housing includes the spot sale of commercial housing and the pre-sale of commercial housing. The term "spot sale of commercial housing" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the act that a real estate development enterprise sells a commercial housing that has passed the completion acceptance to a buyer, and the buyer pays the house price. The term "pre-sale of commercial housing" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the act of real estate development enterprises selling commercial housing under construction to the buyer in advance, and the buyer pays the deposit or house price.