What happens to earnest money if a buyer backs out of the escrow period due to cold feet versus a failed financing contingency?
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What happens to earnest money if a buyer backs out of the escrow period due to cold feet versus a failed financing contingency?
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California earnest money deposit buyer backs out cold feet financing contingency refund California real estate contract liquidated damages law Google ↗
California Civil Code 1675 1678 liquidated damages residential real property earnest money deposit Google ↗
- California Civil Code § 1675 (2025) :: 2025 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- 2025 Real Estate Law · dre.ca.gov
- California Civil Code § 1057.3 (2022) :: 2022 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Who Gets the Earnest Money When a Buyer Backs Out? · guaranty-escrow.com
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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California earnest money deposit buyer backs out cold feet financing contingency refund California real estate contract liquidated damages law OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California Civil Code 1675 1678 liquidated damages residential real property earnest money deposit OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |