The following provisions of this code shall be applicable to home protection contracts and home protection companies: (

a) Sections to 46, inclusive. (

b) Chapter 3 (commencing with

Section 330) of

Part 1, Division 1. (

c) Chapter 12 (commencing with

Section 679.70) of

Part 1, Division 1. (

d) These provisions of

Chapter 1,

Part 2, Division 1:

(1) Article 1 (commencing with

Section 680).

(2) Article 1.5 (commencing with

Section 685).

(3) Article 2 (commencing with

Section 690).

(4) Section 699, 699.5, 700, 701, 704, 704.5, 704.7, 705, 705.1, 707, 708, 709, 710, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 720, and of

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 699).

(5) Section 750.

(6) Article 5.5 (commencing with

Section 770).

(7) Article 6.5 (commencing with

Section 790).

(8) Article 8 (commencing with

Section 820).

(9) Article 9 (commencing with

Section 880).

(10) Article 11 (commencing with

Section 939).

(11) Article 13 (commencing with

Section 980).

(12) Article 14 (commencing with

Section 1010).

(13) Article 14.5 (commencing with

Section 1065.1).

(14) Article 15 (commencing with

Section 1070).

(15) Article 16 (commencing with

Section 1080).

(16) Article 17 (commencing with

Section 1100). (

e) These provisions of

Chapter 2,

Part 2, Division 1:

(1) Article 1 (commencing with

Section 1140).

(2) Article 2 (commencing with

Section 1150).

(3) Article 3 (commencing with

Section 1170).

(4) Article 4 (commencing with

Section 1190).

(5) Article 4.7 (commencing with

Section 1215).

(6) Article 7 (commencing with

Section 1250).

(7) Article 8 (commencing with

Section 1260). (

f) Article 4 (commencing with

Section 1610) of

Chapter of Part of Division 1. (

g) Article 3 (commencing with

Section 1631) of

Chapter of Part of Division 1. (

h) Sections 1850, 1850.5, 1852, 1853.5, 1853.7, 1853.8, 1857, 1857.2, 1857.3, 1857.4, 1857.5, 1858, 1858.05, 1858.1, 1858.15, 1858.2, 1858.3, 1858.4, 1858.5, 1858.6, 1858.7, 1859, 1859.1, 1860, 1860.1, 1860.2 of

Chapter 9,

Part 2, Division 1. (

i) Division 3 (commencing with

Section 12900). (

j) In any references in the provisions made applicable to this part by subdivisions (

a) to (

i) inclusive of this section: (1) “Insurer” shall mean home protection company. (2) “Insured” shall mean a home protection contract holder. (3) “Premium” shall mean protection contract fee. (4) “Policy” or “insurance” shall mean home protection contract. (

k) When any provision of this code, other than this part, is applied to home protection companies, such provision shall be construed in accordance with the nature of home protection companies and the home protection business. In the event of any conflict between such other provision and this part, this part shall prevail.