Mode of Transfer
Cal. CIV § 1099
California Statutes
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a) As soon as practical before transfer of title of any real property or the execution of a real property sales contract as defined in
Section 2985, the transferor, fee owner, or his or her agent, shall deliver to the transferee a copy of a structural pest control inspection report prepared pursuant to
Section of the Business and Professions Code upon which any certification in accordance with
Section of the Business and Professions Code may be made, provided that certification or preparation of a report is a condition of the contract effecting that transfer, or is a requirement imposed as a condition of financing such transfer. (
b) If a notice of work completed as contemplated by
Section of the Business and Professions Code, indicating action by a structural pest control licensee in response to an inspection report delivered or to be delivered under provisions of subdivision (a), or a certification pursuant to
Section of the Business and Professions Code, has been received by a transferor or his or her agent before transfer of title or execution of a real property sales contract as defined in
Section 2985, it shall be furnished to the transferee as soon as practical before transfer of title or the execution of such real property sales contract. (
c) Delivery to a transferee as used in this
section means delivery in person or by mail to the transferee himself or herself or any person authorized to act for him or her in the transaction or to such additional transferees who have requested such delivery from the transferor or his or her agent in writing. For the purposes of this section, delivery to either spouse shall be deemed delivery to a transferee, unless the contract affecting the transfer states otherwise. (
d) No transfer of title of real property shall be invalidated solely because of the failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this
section unless such failure is
an act or omission which would be a valid ground for rescission of such transfer in the absence of this section.