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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

California Department of Real Estate

Updated 08-20-2026

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

A condition of a contract expressing the essential nature of performance of the contract by a party in a specified period of time.

California Department of Real Estate Glossary

California Department of Real Estate · p. 32

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