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Recission

California Association of Realtors

Updated 10-31-2026

Recission

The cancellation of a contract by putting all parties back to the position before they entered the contract. In some mortgage financing situations involving equity in the home as security, the law gives the homeowner three days to cancel a contract.

California Association of Realtors Glossary

California Association of Realtors · p. 11

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