California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC
MVC §987.79: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department may, in the contract of purchase with a veteran, provide that, in the event of default by the veteran and forfeiture of their rights
What this law says, in plain English
The department may include provisions in a purchase contract with a veteran allowing forfeiture of rights upon default.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department may, in the contract of purchase with a veteran, provide that, in the event of default by the veteran and forfeiture of their rights under the contract and subsequent sale of the property by the department, it may pay to the veteran any net gain realized by the department upon the sale. The department is the sole judge of the net gain. (b) The net gain realized by the department upon the sale of a cooperative dwelling unit owned by a limited equity housing cooperative shall be determined in accordance with regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 987.93.
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