If the prerequisites set out in section 683 are not met, then the principal is obliged to surrender to the voluntary agent everything that they obtain as a result of the voluntary agency in accordance with the provisions on the surrender of unjust enrichment. If the principal ratifies the agency, then the voluntary agent is entitled to the claim specified in section 683.
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Surrender of enrichment
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