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Title 20 — SUBDIVISIONS1

Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 20.44 Penalties

Petaluma Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Petaluma

Cite as: Petaluma Municipal Code Chapter 20.44 · Text as of 2026-10-04

20.44.010 Deeds or contracts voidable if found in violation of title.

Any deed of conveyance; sale or contract to sell made contrary to the provisions of this title is voidable at the sole

option of the grantee; buyer or person contracting to purchase; his heirs; personal representative; or trustee in

solvency or bankruptcy within one year after the date of execution of the deed of conveyance; sale or contract to

sell; but the deed of conveyance; sale or contract to sell is binding upon any assignee or transferee of the grantee;

buyer or person contracting to purchase; other than those above enumerated; and upon the grantor; vendor; or

person contracting to sell; or his assignee; heir or devisee. (Ord. 1046 NCS §1, 1972; prior code §22.10.100.)

The Petaluma Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2916 NCS, passed December 1, 2025.

Disclaimer: The city clerk’s oLce has the oLcial version of the Petaluma Municipal Code. Users should contact the

city clerk’s oLce for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above.

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