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546:: (a) Any provision of a lease or rental agreement of a dwelling by which the lessee agrees to modify or waive any of the following rights shall be void as contrary to public policy: (1) His rights or remedies under Section 1950.5 or 1954. (2) His right to assert a cause of action against the lessor which may arise in the future. (3) His right to a notice or hearing required by law. (4) His procedural rights in litigation in any action involving his rights and obligations as a tenant. (5) His right to have the landlord exercise a duty of care to prevent personal injury or personal property damage where that duty is imposed by law. (b) Any provision of a lease or rental agreement of a dwelling by which the lessee agrees to modify or waive a statutory right, where the modification or waiver is not void under subdivision (a) or under Section 1942.1, 1942.5, or 1954, shall be void as contrary to public policy unless the lease or rental agreement is presented to the lessee before he takes actual possession of the premises. This subdivision does not apply to any provisions modifying or waiving a statutory right in agreements renewing leases or rental agreements where the same provision was also contained in the lease or rental agreement which is being renewed. (c) This section shall apply only to leases and rental agreements executed on or after January 1, 1976. 84: 43: 186: 390:
over it but refused a court order to produce evidence of this lack of jurisdiction. The defendant argued that, because the court lacked jurisdiction, the court had no authority to issue an order to show proof of the lack of jurisdiction. The Supreme Court rejected that argument and determined that
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decided that when a court orders a party to produce proof on a certain point, and that party refuses to comply with the court's order, the court may deem that refusal to be a waiver of the right to contest that point and assume that the proof would show whatever the opposing party claims that it
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In some cases, parties may sign a "non-waiver" contract which specifies that no rights are waived, particularly if a person's actions may suggest that rights are being waived. This is particularly common in insurance. Sometimes the elements of "voluntary" and "known" are established by a
403:, a waiver is not lawful when it is contrary to an express provision of law, its implicit policy, or good morals. Furthermore, one cannot waive responsibility for violation of law, willful injury to a person or property of another, for fraud, or waive their residential tenant rights. 534:: All contracts which have for their object, directly or indirectly, to exempt any one from responsibility for his own fraud, or willful injury to the person or property of another, or violation of law, whether willful or negligent, are against the policy of the law. 435:
typically designate limits on the level of authority delegated to staff to take action without approval by elected members, with provision being made to waive these limits in appropriate circumstances such as urgency or where the requirements for competition in
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Regulatory agencies of state departments or the federal government may issue waivers to exempt companies from certain regulations. For example, a United States law restricted the size of banks, but when banks exceeded these sizes, they obtained waivers.
522:: That is not lawful which is: 1. Contrary to an express provision of law; 2. Contrary to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited; or, 3. Otherwise contrary to good morals. 591: 555: 575: 349:
A waiver may have limited application where one contracts for an "essential service" such that it may violate public policy for liability to be waived
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While a waiver is often in writing, sometimes a person's words can also be used as a counteract to a waiver. An example of a written waiver is a
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In some jurisdictions (not including the United States), it may be necessary that the parties to the waiver have equal bargaining power
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the defendant's refusal to comply waived the right to contest jurisdiction, just as if it had never contested jurisdiction at all.
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The following represent a general overview of considerations; specifics may vary dramatically depending on the jurisdiction.
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A waiver that the courts will not enforce because the purpose of the agreement is to achieve an illegal end constitutes an
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Waivers generally must be made voluntarily and with the full knowledge (or the ability to know) of the right being waived
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Key factors that some courts (depending on jurisdiction) may look at while determining the applicability of a waiver:
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In some jurisdictions, one may not prospectively waive liability for some or all intentional activities
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The waiver should be unambiguous and clear to a reasonable person
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Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee
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