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- § 803. The land to which an easement is attached is called the dominant tenement; the la
- § 55.63.
- § 55.56. Statutory damages under either subdivision (a) of Section 52 or subdivision (a) o
- § 55.8. A retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall main
- § 56. This part may be cited as the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.
- § 56.05. For purposes of this part: (a)
- § 56.06. Any business organized for the purpose of maintaining medical information in orde
- § 56.10. A provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor shall not disc
- § 56.1007. A provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor may, in accord
- § 56.101. Every provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company,
- § 56.103. A provider of health care may disclose medical information to a county social wor
- § 56.104. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 56.10, except as provided in subdivisi
- § 56.105. Whenever, prior to the service of a complaint upon a defendant in any action aris
- § 56.106. Notwithstanding Section 3025 of the Family Code, paragraph (2) of subdivision (c)
- § 56.107. Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent permitted by federal law, a heal
- § 56.108. Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 56.10 or subdivision (c) of S
- § 56.109. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 56.10, a provider of health care, heal
- § 55.61. This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Gender Discrimi
- § 55.62. For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1)
- § 800.87. No rental or sale agreement shall contain a provision by which the purchaser or h
- § 800.100. When the owner of a floating home marina enters into a written listing agreement
- § 800.86. An escrow, sale, or transfer agreement involving a floating home located in the f
- § 800.201. The substantial failure of the management to provide and maintain physical improv
- § 800.303. The ownership or management shall not require the removal of a floating home from
- § 801.5. The right of receiving sunlight as specified in subdivision 18 of Section 801 sha
- § [802.]. Section Eight Hundred and Two. The following land burdens, or servitudes upon lan
- § 804. A servitude can be created only by one who has a vested estate in the servient te
- § 809. The owner of any estate in a dominant tenement, or the occupant of such tenement,
- § 813. The holder of record title to land may record in the office of the recorder of an
- § 56.110. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 56.10, a provider of health care, heal
- § 56.11. Any person or entity that wishes to obtain medical information pursuant to subdiv
- § 56.12. Upon demand by the patient or the person who signed an authorization, a provider
- § 56.17. This section shall apply to the disclosure of genetic test results by a health ca
- § 56.18. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Genetic Information Privacy
- § 56.181. To safeguard the privacy, confidentiality, security, and integrity of a consumer
- § 56.182. Any person who negligently violates this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalt
- § 56.184. The provisions of this chapter shall not reduce a direct-to-consumer genetic test
- § 56.186. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or
- § 56.20. Each employer who receives medical information shall establish appropriate proced
- § 56.21. An authorization for an employer to disclose medical information shall be valid i
- § 56.22. Upon demand by the patient or the person who signed an authorization, an employer
- § 56.251. When partnering with a provider of health care to provide a mental health digital
- § 56.28. Nothing in this part shall be deemed to affect existing laws relating to a patien
- § 56.30. The disclosure and use of the following medical information shall not be subject
- § 56.31. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in subdivision (f) of Section
- § 56.36. A violation of the provisions of this part that results in economic loss or perso
- § 80. This part may be cited as the California Fair Dealership Law.
- § 83. On or after January 1, 1981, no grantor, directly or indirectly, shall refuse to
- § 86. The prevailing party in any action based on a violation of the provisions of this
- § 656. Animals wild by nature are the subjects of ownership, while living, only when on
- § 662. A thing is deemed to be incidental or appurtenant to land when it is by right use
- § 663. Every kind of property that is not real is personal.
- § 678. The ownership of property is either: 1. Absolute; or, 2. Qualified.
- § 681. The ownership of property by a single person is designated as a sole or several o
- § 880.340. Subject to all statutory requirements for recorded documents, a notice of intent
- § 853. Neither the failure to issue a commitment statement nor its issuance shall be con
- § 854. A commitment statement shall be executed in substantially the following form: COU
- § 855. The notification requirements of Section 851 shall not become effective until 180
- § 880.260. An interest in real property, as specified in this title, does not expire or expi
- § 880.370. If the period prescribed by statute during which a notice of intent to preserve a
- § 883.110. As used in this chapter,
- § 883.210. The owner of real property subject to a mineral right may bring an action to term
- § 883.260. A mineral right terminated pursuant to this article is unenforceable and is deeme
- § 682. The ownership of property by several persons is either: (a) Of joint interest. (b
- § 683.2. Subject to the limitations and requirements of this section, in addition to any o
- § 684. A partnership interest is one owned by several persons, in partnership, for partn
- § 685. An interest in common is one owned by several persons, not in joint ownership or
- § 688. In respect to the time of enjoyment, an interest in property is either: 1. Presen
- § 691. A perpetual interest has a duration equal to that of the property.
- § 699. Future interests pass by succession, will, and transfer, in the same manner as pr
- § 702. The names and classification of interests in real property have only such applica
- § 711. Conditions restraining alienation, when repugnant to the interest created, are vo
- § 714. Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security
- § 714.1. Notwithstanding Section 714, an association may impose reasonable provisions that
- § 1101.8. A city, county, or city and county, or a retail water supplier may do either of t
- § 1102.1. In enacting Chapter 817 of the Statutes of 1994, it was the intent of the Legisla
- § 1102.2. This article does not apply to the following: (a) Sales or transfers that are req
- § 1102.3. The seller of any single-family real property subject to this article shall deliv
- § 1102.4. Neither the seller nor any seller
- § 1102.6a. On and after July 1, 1990, any city or county may elect to require disclosures on
- § 1102.6b. This section applies to all sales of real property for which all of the following
- § 1102.6d. Except for manufactured homes and mobilehomes located in a common interest develo
- § 1102.6f. On or after January 1, 2021, in addition to any other disclosure required pursuan
- § 1102.6g. After July 1, 2022, every contract for the sale of real property shall contain, i
- § 1102.6h. A seller of a single-family residential property who accepts an offer for the sal
- § 1102.7. Each disclosure required by this article and each act which may be performed in m
- § 1102.8. The specification of items for disclosure in this article does not limit or abrid
- § 1102.13. No transfer subject to this article shall be invalidated solely because of the fa
- § 1102.16. The disclosure of the existence of any window security bars and any safety releas
- § 1102.18. The provisions of subdivision (d) of Section 1102.1 shall apply to this article.
- § 1102.19. On and after July 1, 2021, a seller of a real property subject to this article th
- § 1103. For purpose of this article, the definitions in Chapter 1 (commencing with Sectio
- § 1103.1. This article does not apply to the following sales: (1) Sales or transfers pursua
- § 1103.2. The disclosures required by this article are set forth in, and shall be made on a
- § 1103.4. Neither the seller nor any seller
- § 1103.7. Each disclosure required by this article and each act that may be performed in ma
- § 714.6. Recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits on the use of pri
- § 714.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a developer shall not sell a unit con
- § 715. A lease to commence at a time certain or upon the happening of a future event bec
- § 718f. A lease of land for the purpose of effecting the production of minerals, oil, gas
- § 719. Notwithstanding the 55-year limitation imposed by Section 718, property owned by,
- § 726. When one or more persons for whose benefit an accumulation of income has been dir
- § 731.05. All receipts of money or other property paid or delivered as rent of realty or hi
- § 731.06. Whenever a tenant
- § 731.07. All dividends on shares of a corporation forming a part of the principal which ar
- § 731.11. Where any part of the principal consists of property in lands from which may be t
- § 731.13. Where any part of a principal in the possession of a tenant consists of realty or
- § 731.14. Where any part of the principal in possession of the tenant consists of an obliga
- § 732. The owner of a thing owns also all its products and accessions.
- § 739. A future interest, depending on the contingency of the death of any person withou
- § 1215. The term
- § 1217. An unrecorded instrument is valid as between the parties thereto and those who ha
- § 1219. Oil and gas leases may be acknowledged or proved, certified and recorded in like
- § 1228. No instrument is to be avoided under the last section, in favor of a subsequent p
- § 1414. As between appropriators, the one first in time is the first in right.
- § 1416. Within sixty days after the notice is posted, the claimant must commence the exca
- § 1417.
- § 1421. The Recorder of each county must keep a book, in which he must record the notices
- § 1205. The legality of the execution, acknowledgment, proof, form, or record of any conv
- § 1429. The rules which govern the interpretation of contracts are prescribed by Part II
- § 740. A future interest may be defeated in any manner or by any act or means which the
- § 748. The income of property, as the term is used in this Part of the Code, includes th
- § 763. Estates tail are abolished, and every estate which would be at common law adjudge
- § [766.]. Section Seven Hundred and Sixty-six. An estate during the life of a third person,
- § 778. A remainder may be limited on a contingency which, in case it should happen, will
- § 781. A general or special power of appointment does not prevent the vesting of a futur
- § 783.1. In a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 4190 or 6566, both the separate int
- § 789.3. A landlord shall not with intent to terminate the occupancy under any lease or ot
- § 790. After such notice has been served, and the period specified by such notice has ex
- § 793. An action for the possession of real property leased or granted, with a right of
- § 798. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
- § 798.1. Unless the provisions or context otherwise requires, the following definitions sh
- § 798.4.
- § 798.8.
- § 798.11.
- § 798.14. For the purposes of this section,
- § 798.15. The rental agreement shall be in writing and shall contain, in addition to the pr
- § 798.19. No rental agreement for a mobilehome shall contain a provision by which the homeo
- § 798.21. Notwithstanding Section 798.17, if a mobilehome space within a mobilehome park is
- § 798.23. Management shall be subject to, and comply with, all park rules and regulations t
- § 798.23.5.
- § 798.24. Each common area facility shall be open or available to residents at all reasonab
- § 922. The builder shall, upon request, allow the repair to be observed and electronical
- § 924. If the builder elects to repair some, but not all of, the claimed unmet standards
- § 932. Subsequently discovered claims of unmet standards shall be administered separatel
- § 937. Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to eliminate or abrogate the requireme
- § 938. This title applies only to new residential units where the purchase agreement wit
- § 941. Except as specifically set forth in this title, no action may be brought to recov
- § 1025. When things belonging to different owners have been united so as to form a single
- § 1031. The foregoing sections of this Article are not applicable to cases in which one w
- § 1039. Transfer is an act of the parties, or of the law, by which the title to property
- § 1045. A mere possibility, not coupled with an interest, cannot be transferred.
- § 1014. Where, from natural causes, land forms by imperceptible degrees upon the bank of
- § 1054. A grant takes effect, so as to vest the interest intended to be transferred, only
- § 1055. A grant duly executed is presumed to have been delivered at its date.
- § 1057.3. It shall be the obligation of a buyer and seller who enter into a contract to pur
- § 1058. Redelivering a grant of real property to the grantor, or canceling it, does not o
- § 1066. Grants are to be interpreted in like manner with contracts in general, except so
- § 1067. A clear and distinct limitation in a grant is not controlled by other words less
- § 2. This Code takes effect at twelve o'clock noon, on the first day of January, eight
- § 3. No part of it is retroactive, unless expressly so declared.
- § 6. No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes effect, and no right acc
- § 10. The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding
- § 14. Words used in this code in the present tense include the future as well as the pr
- § 17. Wherever any notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed
- § 22. Law is a solemn expression of the will of the supreme power of the State.
- § 23. With relation to the laws passed at the 1872 Session of the Legislature, the Poli
- § 23.4. If the provisions of any chapter conflict with or contravene the provisions of an
- § 41. A person of unsound mind, of whatever degree, is civilly liable for a wrong done
- § 798.25. Except as provided in subdivision (d), when the management proposes an amendment
- § 798.28. The management of a mobilehome park shall disclose, in writing, within 10 busines
- § 798.28.5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the management may cause the remova
- § 798.29. The management shall post a Mobilehome Assistance Center sign provided by the Dep
- § 798.30. The management shall give a homeowner written notice of any increase in his or he
- § 798.30.5.
- § 798.34. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for a guest who does not stay with the hom
- § 798.35. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee based on the number of members in his or h
- § 798.36. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for the enforcement of any of the rules an
- § 798.37.5. With respect to trees on rental spaces in a mobilehome park, park management shal
- § 798.39. The management may only demand a security deposit on or before initial occupancy
- § 798.40. Where management provides both master-meter and submeter service of utilities to
- § 798.41. Where a rental agreement, including a rental agreement specified in Section 798.1
- § 815.10. A conservation easement granted pursuant to this chapter constitutes an enforceab
- § 816. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuat
- § 816.52. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1)
- § 816.58. All interests not transferred and conveyed by the instrument creating the greenwa
- § 815.4. All interests not transferred and conveyed by the instrument creating the easemen
- § 816.66. A greenway easement granted pursuant to this chapter constitutes an enforceable r
- § 817.
- § 817.1.
- § 817.2. The procedure for the dissolution of a limited-equity housing cooperative or work
- § 817.3. Each entity named as a sponsor organization of a workforce housing cooperative tr
- § 818. The owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a
- § 43.1. A child conceived, but not yet born, is deemed an existing person, so far as nece
- § 43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to
- § 43.56. No cause of action arises against a foster parent for alienation of affection of
- § 43.7. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for d
- § 43.9. There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall accrue a
- § 43.91. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall
- § 43.93. For the purposes of this section the following definitions are applicable: (1)
- § 43.95. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for d
- § 43.97. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for d
- § 43.98. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall
- § 43.99. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for d
- § 44. Defamation is effected by either of the following: (a) Libel. (b) Slander.
- § 798.43.1. The management of a master-meter park shall give written notice to homeowners and
- § 798.44.1. Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or othe
- § 798.44.2. Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or othe
- § 798.49. Except as provided in subdivision (d), the local agency of any city, including a
- § 798.50. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to ensure that homeo
- § 798.51. No provision contained in any mobilehome park rental agreement, rule, or regulati
- § 798.52. Any homeowner or resident who is prevented by management from exercising the righ
- § 798.53.
- § 798.55. The Legislature finds and declares that, because of the high cost of moving mobil
- § 798.56. A tenancy shall be terminated by the management only for one or more of the follo
- § 798.56a. Within 60 days after receipt of, or no later than 65 days after the mailing of, t
- § 798.59. A homeowner shall give written notice to the management of not less than 60 days
- § 798.61.
- § 798.62. If a mobilehome park is destroyed as a result of a wildfire or other natural disa
- § 798.64.
- § 798.70. A homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who
- § 47. A privileged publication or broadcast is one made: (a) In the proper discharge of
- § 47.1. A communication made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of s
- § 48. In the case provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 47, malice is not inferred
- § 48a. In any action for damages for the publication of a libel in a daily or weekly new
- § 48.5.
- § 48.7. No person charged by indictment, information, or other accusatory pleading of chi
- § 49. The rights of personal relations forbid: (a) The abduction or enticement of a chi
- § 51. This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Unruh Civil Rights Act. (b)
- § 51.2. Section 51 shall be construed to prohibit a business establishment from discrimin
- § 51.3. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is essential to establish an
- § 51.3.5. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is essential to establish an
- § 51.6. This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Gender Tax Repeal Act of 19
- § 51.7. This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1
- § 51.9. A person is liable in a cause of action for sexual harassment under this section
- § 51.11. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is essential to establish an
- § 798.71.
- § 798.73. The management shall not require the removal of a mobilehome from the park in the
- § 798.73.5. In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, t
- § 798.74. The management may require the right of prior approval of a prospective purchaser
- § 798.74.5. Within two business days of receiving a request from a prospective homeowner for
- § 798.75. An escrow, sale, or transfer agreement involving a mobilehome located in a park a
- § 798.76. The management may require that a prospective purchaser comply with any rule or r
- § 798.77. No rental or sale agreement shall contain a provision by which the purchaser or h
- § 798.78. An heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownersh
- § 798.80. Not less than 30 days nor more than one year prior to an owner of a mobilehome pa
- § 798.83. In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, t
- § 798.88. In addition to any right under Article 6 (commencing with Section 798.55) to term
- § 799.2. The ownership or management shall not show or list for sale a mobilehome owned by
- § 799.3. The ownership or management shall not require the removal of a mobilehome from a
- § 799.6. No agreement shall contain any provision by which the purchaser waives his or her
- § 799.9. A homeowner may share his or her mobilehome with any person 18 years of age or ol
- § 799.12. Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or othe
- § 799.13. Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or othe
- § 799.20. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Recreational Vehicle Park Occ
- § 799.21. Unless the provisions or context otherwise require, the following definitions sha
- § 799.24.
- § 799.26.
- § 883.270. Subject to Section 880.370 (grace period for recording notice), this article appl
- § 884.020. Upon the expiration of record of an option to purchase real property, the recorde
- § 885.050. A power of termination shall be exercised only by notice or by civil action and,
- § 886.040. Upon the expiration of record of a recorded contract for sale of real property pu
- § 887.010. As used in this chapter,
- § 887.070. In an action to establish the abandonment of an easement pursuant to this chapter
- § 891. A seller of an interest in residential real property who received a promissory no
- § 982. The owner of any rights in any original works of authorship not fixed in any tang
- § 945.5. A builder, general contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, individual produ
- § 983. If the owner of any invention or design intentionally makes it public, a copy or
- § 984. If the owner of an invention or design does not make it public, any other person
- § 946. If there is no law to the contrary, in the place where personal property is situa
- § 954. A thing in action, arising out of the violation of a right of property, or out of
- § 986. Whenever a work of fine art is sold and the seller resides in California or the s
- § 987. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the physical alteration or destruc
- § 989. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a public interest in pres
- § 997. In this state, for any purpose, porcelain painting and stained glass artistry sha
- § 1002. Subject to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 1245.310) of Chap
- § 1008. No use by any person or persons, no matter how long continued, of any land, shall
- § 1009. The Legislature finds that: (1) It is in the best interests of the state to encou
- § 1013.5. When any person, acting in good faith and, erroneously believing because of a mis
- § 799.28.
- § 799.29.
- § 799.31.
- § 799.41. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a mobilehome as defined in Section 18008 o
- § 799.44. At the time of registration, an occupant shall be given a copy of the rules and r
- § 799.57. The written 72-hour notice shall state that if the defaulting occupant does not r
- § 799.59. When the management removes or causes the removal of a defaulting occupant
- § 799.67. Evictions pursuant to this article shall be subject to the requirements set forth
- § 799.70. The management may terminate or refuse to renew the right of occupancy of a defau
- § 1089. The provisions of subdivision (d) of Section 1102.1 shall apply to this article.
- § 1089.5. Subject to the limitations, conditions, and requirements of Chapter 18 (commencin
- § 1090.5. No person with an interest in a real estate transaction involving a valuation sha
- § 1070. If several parts of a grant are absolutely irreconcilable, the former part prevai
- § 1072. Words of inheritance or succession are not requisite to transfer a fee in real pr
- § 1095. When an attorney in fact executes an instrument transferring an estate in real pr
- § 1098.
- § 1098.5. For transfer fees, as defined in Section 1098, imposed prior to January 1, 2008,
- § 1099. As soon as practical before transfer of title of any real property or the executi
- § 1101.2. Except as provided in Section 1101.7, this article shall apply to residential and
- § 1101.3. For the purposes of this article: (a)
- § 1101.5. On or before January 1, 2019, all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in any multifami