1. Measures to deal with the default of the counterparty who paid the deposit are as follows:
(1) Negotiation requires the other party to continue to perform its obligations in accordance with the signed contract;
(2) If the other party fails to perform the contract, it can claim compensation according to the standard of double deposit, and the specific situation can be determined according to the signing of the contract;
(3) If the other party does not return the liquidated damages, it can be returned through negotiation. If negotiation fails, it may apply for arbitration or bring a lawsuit to the court for confirmation.
2. Legal basis: Article 584th of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
If one party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations as agreed, causing losses to the other party, the amount of compensation shall be equivalent to the losses caused by the breach of the contract, including the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contract; However, it shall not exceed the losses that the breaching party foresaw or should have foreseen when concluding the contract.
Article 585
The parties may agree that when one party breaches the contract, it shall pay a certain amount of liquidated damages to the other party according to the situation of breach of contract, and may also agree on the calculation method of the amount of compensation for breach of contract.
If the agreed liquidated damages are lower than the losses caused, the people's court or arbitration institution may increase the liquidated damages at the request of the parties; If the agreed liquidated damages are excessively higher than the losses caused, the people's court or arbitration institution may appropriately reduce them at the request of the parties.
If the parties agree to postpone the performance of liquidated damages, the breaching party shall also perform the debt after paying the liquidated damages.