California Real Estate SalespersonPractice of Real Estate and DisclosuresEasy
A residential purchase contract in California includes a provision notifying the buyer about a public database maintained by law enforcement. This provision relates to which required disclosure?
- AMello-Roos disclosure
- BSmoke detector compliance statement
- CNatural Hazard Disclosure Statement
- DMegan's Law database notice
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Megan's Law database notice
California law requires that residential purchase contracts include a notice informing buyers that information about registered sex offenders is available through the Megan's Law database maintained by the Department of Justice. This is a statutory notice, not a specific investigation duty of the agent.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Mello-Roos relates to special tax assessment districts.
- B. Smoke detector compliance is a separate seller certification, unrelated to offender registries.
- C. NHD relates to environmental/geologic hazards, not registered offenders.
Megan's Law Notice
A required statement in California residential purchase contracts informing buyers that sex offender registry information is publicly available.
- Notice is required by statute in the purchase agreement itself
- Directs buyers to the DOJ Megan's Law website
- Agent is not required to independently investigate or disclose specific offender information
Memory trick: 'Megan's Law' = Must inform, Even though Agent doesn't investigate