The successful bidder at an auction based on the provisions of the Civil Execution Act and other laws (referred to as an "auction" in this Article below) may cancel the contract or demand a reduction of the price against the obligor pursuant to the provisions of Articles 541 and 542 and the provisions of Article 563 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 565).
In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the obligor is insolvent, the successful bidder may demand total or partial reimbursement of the proceeds against the obligees that received the distribution of the proceeds.
前項の場合において、債務者が無資力であるときは、買受人は、代金の配当を受けた債権者に対し、その代金の全部又は一部の返還を請求することができる。
In the cases stated in the preceding two paragraphs, if obligors knew of the absence of the object or right and did not disclose the same, or if obligees knew of the absence but demanded an auction, the successful bidder may claim for damages from those persons.
The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not apply to the non-conformity with respect to the kind or quality of the subject matter of an auction.