(1) A qualified insurer must not include in a qualified warranty any provision that requires an owner or the association:

     (a) To sign a release before repairs are performed under the qualified warranty; or

     (b) To pay a deductible in excess of five hundred dollars for the repair of any defect in a unit covered by the qualified warranty, or in excess of the lesser of five hundred dollars per unit or ten thousand dollars in the aggregate for any defect in the common elements.

     (2) All exclusions must be permitted by this chapter and stated in the qualified warranty.

[2004 c 201 § 901.]