An error, mistake, or mis-statement in the description of a property. A misdescription affecting a title, clause or character of land in a contract of sale may be: (i) Substantial, so that the property purchased is not that which it was intended to purchase, or (ii) Slight so that compensation in money would be proper. In (i), the misdescription is a defence to an action for specific performance, and a ground for rescission; the purchaser cannot be compelled to take the property. The purchaser may however, at his option, generally compel specific performance of the contract with an abatement of the purchase price. The vendor cannot enforce the contract where he has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation.

A false description of a material fact.