(a) The transferor of any real property subject to this article shall deliver to the prospective transferee the written statement required by this article, as follows:
(1) In the case of a sale, as soon as practicable before transfer of title.
(2) In the case of transfer by a real property sales contract, as defined in Section 2985, or by a lease together with an option to purchase, or a ground lease coupled with improvements, as soon as practicable before execution of the contract. For the purpose of this subdivision, “execution” means the making or acceptance of an offer.
(b) The transferor shall indicate compliance with this article either on the receipt for deposit, the real property sales contract, the lease, any addendum attached thereto, or on a separate document.
(c) If any disclosure, or any material amendment of any disclosure, required to be made pursuant to this article is delivered after the execution of an offer to purchase, the transferee shall have three days after delivery in person or five days after delivery by deposit in the mail to terminate his or her offer by delivery of a written notice of termination to the transferor or the transferor’s agent.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 876, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018