If a home improvement contract contains a binding arbitration clause, California law requires that the clause be:

Explanation

B&P §7191 requires the arbitration provision in a contract for residential work to be clearly titled ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES and set in at least 10-point roman boldface — or, in contrasting red print, at least 8-point roman boldface — with the prescribed notice immediately above the space where the parties initial their assent. Eight-point bold in ordinary black does not qualify: the smaller size is allowed only in contrasting red. The contract's standard type never qualifies. And typography alone is not enough — without the separate initials nothing records the parties' assent to arbitrate.