2.2.Tussen PODC als verkoper en Nouvelle als koper zijn op 2 maart 2009 twee overeenkomsten tot stand gekomen ter zake twee te ontwikkelen percelen. In beide gevallen is daarbij een koopsom van USD 355.304 overeengekomen. De overeenkomsten luiden, voor zover van belang, als volgt:
3. How Buyer PaysBuyer understands and agrees that Buyer will be obligated to pay "all cash". Buyer will not be allowed to take possession of the Unit until Seller actually receives the funds and they have cleared.
The stages of the construction of the Unit, upon completion of which installment payments have to be made to the Escrow Agent respectively to the Developer directly, or the stages of the construction of the Unit upon the completion of which the Escrow Agent will release the funds held in Escrow to the developer, are as follows:
a. Upon execution of the pre-construction reservation the Buyer will pay the reserve deposit as provided in Section 2 to the Escrow Agent.
b. At signing of this Agreement the Buyer will pay the second payment as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement to the Escrow Agent, while the Escrow Agent will release the funds paid by Buyer as per Section 3.a of this Agreement to the Developer.
c. Within 10 days of the starting date of the infrastructural works of the project, the Buyer will pay the third payment as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement to the Escrow Agent, while the Escrow Agent will within the same terms release the funds paid by Buyer as per Section 3.b of this Agreement to the Developer.
d. Within 10 days of the date of the start of constructional works of the project (buildings structure and floor slabs) the Buyer will pay the fourth payment as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement to the Escrow Agent, while the Escrow Agent will within the same terms release the funds paid by Buyer as per Section 3.c of this Agreement to the Developer.
e. Within 10 days of the date that the building is weather proof (windows in), the Escrow Agent will release the funds paid by Buyer as per Section 3.d of this Agreement to the Developer.
f. At Closing (as defined in Section 8 of this Agreement), the Buyer will have to pay the remaining amount due as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement directly to the Developer
g. In the event that the present Purchase Agreement is concluded after the completion of one or more of the aforementioned stages described under this Section, Buyer will have to pay at conclusion of this Agreement the payment set in Section 3.b increased with the payment of the specific stages that are completed.
4. DepositsAny payment made against the purchase price to the developer or escrow agent prior to closing pursuant to this contract may be used for construction purposes by developer and Escrow Agent is authorized to release to Developer funds paid by Buyer as per Section 2 and 3 of this Agreement once an Independent Construction Supervisor has certified that developer has accomplished the stages as specified in section 2,
Buyer's deposits funds which are not released will be held in escrow by FQFS Escrow Management ("Escrow Agent") located at CURACAO.
At closing, all deposits not previously disbursed to Seller will be released to Seller. Except where expressly provided herein to the contrary or otherwise required by law, all interest earned on Buyer's deposits shall accrue solely to the benefit of Seller, and shall not be credited against the Purchase Price of the Unit.