Civ. Code, § 884.020 · Chapter 4. Unexercised Options
Civ. Code, § 884.020
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Upon the expiration of record of an option to purchase real property, the recorded instrument that creates or gives constructive notice of the option ceases to be notice to any person or to put any person on inquiry with respect to the exercise or existence of the option or of any contract, conveyance, or other writing that may have been executed pursuant to the option.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1268, Sec. 1.
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