Civil Code section 1797.96

Where a warranty subject to this chapter is provided for the benefit of the purchaser of a newly constructed residential structure, the seller shall provide the warranty disclosures required by this chapter to the purchaser prior to the close of escrow. No transfer shall be invalidated for failure to comply with this section.

Source: Section 1797.96, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1797.96. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 1797.96, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1797.96. (last accessed May 12, 2025).