Civil Code section 938

This title applies only to new residential units where the purchase agreement with the buyer was signed by the seller on or after January 1, 2003.

Source: Section 938, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=938. (updated Jan. 1, 2004; accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_938

Original Source: Section 938, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=938. (last accessed May 12, 2025).