California Civil Code 1812.304 – (a) If the purchaser has not inspected at least one of the …
(a) If the purchaser has not inspected at least one of the membership camping operator‘s campgrounds prior to purchase of a membership camping contract, the notice shall contain the following additional language:
“If you sign this contract without having first inspected one of the membership camping operator’s campgrounds, you may also cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the 10th business day after date of purchase by mailing or delivering the signed and dated attached written notice of cancellation or a copy of the contract when that contains the cancellation instructions together with the original camping club contract, membership card and any other evidence of membership.”
Terms Used In California Civil Code 1812.304
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Membership camping operator: means any enterprise, other than one that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, that has as one of its purposes the ownership or operation of campgrounds which include or may include use of camping sites, that solicits membership paid for by a fee or periodic payments, such as annual dues, and the contractual members are the primary intended users. See California Civil Code 1812.300
- Offer: means any solicitation reasonably designed to result in entering into a membership camping contract. See California Civil Code 1812.300
- Purchaser: means a person who enters into a membership camping contract and thereby obtains the right to use the campgrounds of a membership camping operator. See California Civil Code 1812.300
- seller: means membership camping operator. See California Civil Code 1812.300
(b) The seller shall return any payment made by the purchaser under the contract or offer to purchase, and any negotiable instrument executed by the purchaser, within 10 days of the return of evidence of membership and cancellation of the contract by the purchaser. If the purchaser does not promptly return the evidence of membership, the 10-day period shall be extended until the evidence of membership is returned.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1529, Sec. 8.)