Donald Trump is one of the defendants named in the complaint [Getty Images]. Donald Trump is one of the defendants named in the complaint [Getty Images].

People behind the Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York are being sued by buyers who claim they lied about sales figures for the project.

According to the complaint, representatives of Trump SoHo said the project was “30, 40, 50, 60 percent or more sold” , but when the offering plan began, buyers learned that just over 15% of the building, 62 of the 391 units, had been sold.

Representatives of the complainants said they would never have signed contracts if they knew so little of the project had been sold.

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These buyers, who have bought six units at Trump SoHo, are suing to have their contracts rescinded and their deposits returned, as well as for unspecified damages and fees.

Among the defendants named in the complaint are the Bayrock/Sapir Organization LLC; Donald J. Trump; Alex Sapir; and Tevfik Arif; and sales and marketing bodies, including Trump’s children, Donald, Ivanka and Eric.

Buyers of units at the Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium are only allowed to spend 120 days a year in their property, the rest of the time the units are rented out as hotel rooms.