California Statute 1102 ( CA 1102 ) was created in 1985 to "add structure and clarity" to Common Law understanding of the requirement to disclose details in home sales to avoid claims of Misrepresentation.
In simple terms, this Statute created a 3 page document of questions and suggestions of actions to help ensure a Seller didn't accidentally forget to mention something that a Buyer might find important as part of this Bid Consideration process.
The obvious goal or expectation would have been a reduction in Disputes and Misrepresentation cases filed by Buyers against Sellers and Brokers.
Parts of CA 1102 also specifically layout "Good faith in Negotiations". Other parts clearly specify Delivery timing. Other parts indicate that all aspects of the Document and Disclosure process must be completed.
With all of this added to long standing Common Law, what could possibly go wrong?
What went wrong was "mandatory mediation" for disputes, with a suggestion to use the California Association of Realtors very own mediation services combined, with a requirement for 100% confidentiality in Mediation as a State Law, combined with MASSIVE amounts of money that could be earned by Brokers who wanted to cater to sellers who wanted to cheat, which also happens to be the majority of Sellers, not the minority.
When you see the clarity of the laws written next to the behavior of the Brokers, those who were supposed to follow them and help enforce them for Consumer Protection you to should feel the majority of Licensed Professionals in the entire State of California
need a Mental Health intervention.
Please see https://ca-1102.bryancanary.com/ for CA 1102 Details.
Please see the following link for CA 1102 from the CA Leg Info website:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?division=2.&chapter=2.&part=4.&lawCode=CIV&title=4.&article=1.5.