California real estate disclosure laws California Real Estate Disclosures | Page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
TRANSFER AND FINANCING OF REAL PROPERTY
Section I
Disclosures Required of a Seller
and/or a Real Estate Broker/Agent
A. Disclosures Upon Transfer of Residential Property ................................1
1. Termination Right.............................................................................2
2. Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement.......................................2
3. Local Option Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement.................8
4. Natural Hazards Disclosure ............................................................10
5. Mello-Roos Bonds and Taxes.........................................................15
6. Property Taxes ................................................................................15
7. Ordnance Locations ........................................................................16
8. Window Security Bars ....................................................................16
9. Industrial Uses ................................................................................16
10. Methamphetamine Contamination..................................................16
B. Earthquake Guides.................................................................................17
C. Smoke Detector Statement of Compliance............................................18
D. Disclosure Regarding Lead-Based Paint Hazards .................................18
E. California’s Environmental Hazards Pamphlet .....................................20
F. Delivery of Structural Pest Control Inspection and Certification
Reports...................................................................................................21
G. Energy Conservation Retrofit and Thermal Insulation Disclosures ......21
H. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act .......................................22
I.

Notice and Disclosure to Buyer of State Withholding on Disposition
of California Real Property....................................................................22

J.

Furnishing Controlling Documents and Financial Statements
Concerning Common Interest Developments (CID’s) .........................23

K. Notice Regarding the Advisability of Title Insurance ...........................25
L. Certification Regarding Water Heater’s Security Against Earthquake..25
M. Data Base – Locations of Registered Sex Offenders .............................26