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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1712"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1712 - Contrary stipulations void

## Text

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.

(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.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2010—Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “Director” for “Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective DateSection effective upon the expiration of two hundred and seventy days after Aug. 1, 1968, see section 1423 of Pub. L. 90–448, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.