{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-901","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 901","heading":"","body":"A builder may, but is not required to, offer greater protection or protection for longer time periods in its express contract with the homeowner than that set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 896). A builder may not limit the application of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 896) or lower its protection through the express contract with the homeowner. This type of express contract constitutes an “enhanced protection agreement.”","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [[755.] - 945.5.]","TITLE 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS [895. - 945.5.]","CHAPTER 3. Obligations [900. - 907.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ab76bf877cea5c683fe609206a9450434a9d11ded4548fd75b59d07d6543cbaf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-900","next":"us-ca/civ-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}