Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

No.

Maybe.

Water heaters need to be restrained for earthquake safety, according to Health and Safety Code sections 19210 and 19211. Subsection 19211(b) states: "The seller of any real property containing a water heater shall certify to the prospective purchaser that this section has been complied with. This certification shall be made in writing, and may be included in existing transactional documents, including, but not limited to, the Homeowner's Guide to Earthquake Safety published pursuant to Section 10149 of the Business and Professions Code, a real estate sales contract or receipt for deposit, or a transfer disclosure statement pursuant to Section 1102.6 or 1102.6a of the Civil Code."

If there are any similar laws regarding stoves, they must be local municipal ordinances, because nothing shows up in state statutes, but it is quite possible there may be some such ordinance, somewhere in California.

I have never heard of such a thing.

BARRY BESSER

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