Book One: Obligations · Section One: Sources of Obligation · Chapter One: The Contract · Part Four: Pillars, Validity, Options, and Types of a Contract · 4. Option for a Defect
For a defect to give rise to an option, it shall be latent, pre-existing, and have a material effect on the value of the subject matter of the contract, and the purchaser shall be unaware thereof, and the seller shall not have stipulated exemption from liability therefor.
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