Civ. Code, § 765 · Chapter 1. Estates in General

Civ. Code, § 765

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Estates of inheritance and for life are called estates of freehold; estates for years are chattels real; and estates at will are chattel interests, but are not subject to enforcement of a money judgment.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=765.
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