California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 2 — Real or Immovable Property, Title 7 — Requirements for Actions for Construction Defects, Chapter 3 — Obligations, Section 901
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.”
Notes
Allows a builder’s express contract with a homeowner to provide greater protection or longer periods than the statutory residential-construction standards, but prohibits the contract from limiting those standards or reducing their protection. An express contract providing that enhanced protection constitutes an “enhanced protection agreement.”
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