15 USC § 1712 - Contrary stipulations void

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1712"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1712 - Contrary stipulations void"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1712"
section_name: "Contrary stipulations void"
chapter_number: 42
chapter_name: "INTERSTATE LAND SALES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1413, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 596; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1098A(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105.)"
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# § 1712. Contrary stipulations void

Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person acquiring any lot in a subdivision to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations of the Director shall be void.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1413, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 596; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1098A(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010— substituted “Director” for “Secretary”.

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### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

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