California · Civil Code
CIV §1804.1: No contract or obligation shall contain any provision by which: (a) The buyer agrees not to assert against a seller a claim or defense arising out of the sale or agrees not to assert against an assign
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Contracts cannot include provisions that waive buyer rights, authorize unlawful repossession, prevent assertion of claims, accelerate payment without default, or take security interests in primary residences of seniors.
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