Definitions from RPA-CA

  Definitions from RPA-CA (Residential Purchase Agreement-California)  

  1.  Acceptance means the time the offer or final counter offer is accepted in writing by a party and is delivered to and personally received by the other party or that party’s authorized agent in accordance with the terms of the offer or a final counter offer.
  2. Agreement means the terms and conditions of the accepted RPA-CA and any accepted counter offers and addenda.
  3. C.A.R. form means the specific form referenced or another comparable form agreed to by the parties.
  4. Close of Escrow means the date the grant deed, or other evidence of transfer of title is recorded. If the scheduled close of escrow falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then close of escrow shall be the next business day after the scheduled close of escrow date.
  5. Copy means copy by any means including photocopy, NCR, facsimile and electronic.
  6. Days means calendar days, unless otherwise required by law.
  7. Days After means the specified number of calendar days after the occurrence of the event specified, not counting the calendar date on which the specified event occurs, and ending at 11:59PM on the final day.
  8. Days Prior means the specified number of calendar days before the occurrence of the event specified, not counting the calendar date on which the specified event is scheduled to occur.
  9. Electronic Copy or Electronic Signature means, as applicable, an electronic copy or signature complying with California Law. Buyer and Seller agree that electronic means will not be used by either party to modify or alter the content or integrity of the Agreement without the knowledge and consent of the other.
  10. Law means any law, code, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule or order, which is adopted by a controlling city, county, state or federal legislative, judicial or executive body or agency.
  11. Notice to Buyer to Perform means a document (CAR form NBP), which shall be in writing and Signed by Seller and shall give Buyer at least 24 hours (or as otherwise specified in paragraph 14C(4)) to remove a contingency or perform as applicable.
  12. Repairs means repairs (including pest control), alterations, replacements, modifications or retrofitting of the Property provided for under this Agreement.
  13. Signed means either a handwritten or electronic signature on an original document, Copy or any counterpart.
  14. Singular and Plural terms each include the other, when appropriate