Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7159.1 · Article 10. Home Improvement Business
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7159.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In any contract for the sale of home improvement goods or services offered by door-to-door sale that contains or is secured by a lien on real property, the contract shall be accompanied by the following notice in 18-point boldfaced type:
“WARNING TO BUYER: IF YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL BE PUTTING UP YOUR HOME AS SECURITY. THIS MEANS THAT YOUR HOME COULD BE SOLD WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION AND WITHOUT ANY COURT ACTION IF YOU MISS ANY PAYMENT REQUIRED BY THIS CONTRACT.”
This notice shall be written in the same language as the rest of the contract. It shall be on a separate piece of paper from the rest of the contract and shall be signed and dated by the buyer. The home improvement contractor or home improvement salesperson shall deliver to the buyer at the time of the buyer’s signing and dating of the notice a legible copy of the signed and dated notice. A security interest created in any contract described in this section that does not provide the notice as required by this section shall be void and unenforceable.
(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Any contract that is subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1801) of Title 2 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
(2) A mechanics lien established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400) of Title 2 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code.
(3) Any contract that is subject to subdivision (a) of Section 7159.2.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 5. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
Civil Code
- Civ. Code, div. 3, pt. 4, tit. 2, ch. 1Retail Installment SalesPrinted as Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1801) of Title 2 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code
- Civ. Code, div. 4, pt. 6, tit. 2, ch. 4Mechanics LienPrinted as Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400) of Title 2 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code
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