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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 4.5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 1671-1681›CHAPTER 2. Default on Real Property Purchase Contract 1675-1681

§ 1676

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except as provided in Section 1675, a provision in a contract to purchase and sell real property liquidating the damages to the seller if the buyer fails to complete the purchase of the property is valid if it satisfies the requirements of Section 1677 and the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 1671.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 198.)

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