Business and Professions Code section 7198

Contractual provisions that purport to waive the duty owed pursuant to Section 7196, or limit the liability of the home inspector to the cost of the home inspection report, are contrary to public policy and invalid.

Source: Section 7198, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=7198. (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_7198

Original Source: Section 7198, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=7198. (last accessed May 12, 2025).