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Civil Code § 901

CHAPTER 3. Obligations

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 901Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 722, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.

A builder may, but is not required to, offer greater protection or protection for longer time periods in its express contract with the homeowner than that set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 896). A builder may not limit the application of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 896) or lower its protection through the express contract with the homeowner. This type of express contract constitutes an “enhanced protection agreement.”