Civil Code section 1812.216

(a)

Any waiver by a purchaser of the provisions of this title shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. Any attempt by a seller to have a purchaser waive rights given by this title shall be a violation of this title.

(b)

In any proceeding involving this title, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.

Source: Section 1812.216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1812.216. (updated Jan. 1, 1981; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1812.216

Original Source: Section 1812.216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1812.216. (last accessed May 12, 2025).