Title CIV, California Civ. Code

When a thing is let for a particular purpose the hirer must not use it for any other purpose; and if he does, he is liable to the letter for all damages resulting from such use, or the letter may treat the contract as thereby rescinded. (Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 454.)

The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon: 1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or, 2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time a…

The hirer of a thing may terminate the hiring before the end of the term agreed upon: 1. When the letter does not, within a reasonable time after request, fulfill his obligations, if any, as to placing and securing the hirer in the quiet possession of the thing hired, or putting …

The hiring of a thing terminates: 1. At the end of the term agreed upon; 2. By the mutual consent of the parties; 3. By the hirer acquiring a title to the thing hired superior to that of the letter; or, 4. By the destruction of the thing hired. (Enacted 1872.)

If the hiring of a thing is terminable at the pleasure of one of the parties, it is terminated by notice to the other of his death or incapacity to contract. In other cases it is not terminated thereby. (Enacted 1872.)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1934, the hiring of accommodations from month to month in a nursing or convalescent home shall be terminated by the death of the patient by or for whom the hiring was made. The hirer or his heir, legatee, or personal representative shall …

When the hiring of a thing is terminated before the time originally agreed upon, the hirer must pay the due proportion of the hire for such use as he has actually made of the thing, unless such use is merely nominal, and of no benefit to him. (Enacted 1872.)

(a) A commercial property owner or lessor shall state on every lease form or rental agreement executed on or after January 1, 2017, whether or not the subject premises have undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp). (b) If the subject premises have undergone in…

The contract of carriage is a contract for the conveyance of property, persons, or messages, from one place to another. (Enacted 1872.)

Carriage is either: 1. Inland; or, 2. Marine. (Enacted 1872.)

Carriers upon the ocean and upon arms of the sea are marine carriers. All others are inland carriers. (Enacted 1872.)

Rights and duties peculiar to carriers by sea are defined by Acts of Congress. (Enacted 1872.)

Carriers without reward are subject to the same rules as employGs without reward, except so far as is otherwise provided by this Title. (Enacted 1872.)

A carrier without reward, who has begun to perform his undertaking, must complete it in like manner as if he had received a reward, unless he restores the person or thing carried to as favorable a position as before he commenced the carriage. (Enacted 1872.)

This title is known, and may be cited, as the “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020.” (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 37, Sec. 13. (AB 3088) Effective August 31, 2020.)

For purposes of this title: (a) (1) “Borrower” means any of the following: (A) A natural person who is a mortgagor or trustor or a confirmed successor in interest, as defined in Section 1024.31 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (B) An entity other than a natural per…

(a) The provisions of this title apply to a mortgage or deed of trust that is secured by residential property containing no more than four dwelling units, including individual units of condominiums or cooperatives, and that was outstanding as of the enactment date of this title. …

Specific or preventive relief may be given as provided by the laws of this state. (Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 465.)

Specific relief is given: 1. By taking possession of a thing, and delivering it to a claimant; 2. By compelling a party himself to do that which ought to be done; or, 3. By declaring and determining the rights of parties, otherwise than by an award of damages. (Enacted 1872.)

Preventive relief is given by prohibiting a party from doing that which ought not to be done. (Enacted 1872.)

Neither specific nor preventive relief can be granted to enforce a penalty or forfeiture in any case, nor to enforce a penal law, except in a case of nuisance or as otherwise provided by law. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 299.)

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 44, Sec. 3. (SB 161) Effective January 1, 2016.)

As used in this chapter the following definitions are applicable: (a) “Asset” means property of a debtor, but the term does not include the following: (1) Property to the extent it is encumbered by a valid lien. (2) Property to the extent it is generally exempt under nonbankruptc…

(a) A debtor is insolvent if, at a fair valuation, the sum of the debtor’s debts is greater than the sum of the debtor’s assets. (b) A debtor that is generally not paying the debtor’s debts as they become due other than as a result of a bona fide dispute is presumed to be insolve…

Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherwise than in the ordinary course of the promisor’s bus…

(a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor, whether the creditor’s claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation as follows: (1) With actual int…

(a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange…

For the purposes of this chapter: (a) A transfer is made: (1) With respect to an asset that is real property other than a fixture, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a contract for the sale of the asset, when the transfer is so far perfected that a good fai…

(a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under this chapter, a creditor, subject to the limitations in Section 3439.08, may obtain: (1) Avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the creditor’s claim. (2) An attachment or other …

(a) A transfer or obligation is not voidable under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 3439.04, against a person that took in good faith and for a reasonably equivalent value given the debtor or against any subsequent transferee or obligee. (b) To the extent a transfer is…

A cause of action with respect to a transfer or obligation under this chapter is extinguished unless action is brought pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3439.07 or levy made as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 3439.07: (a) Under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) …

(a) In this section, the following rules determine a debtor’s location: (1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual’s principal residence. (2) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business. (3) A debtor …

Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cau…

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. (Added by renumbering Section 3439.11 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 44, Sec. 14. (SB 161) Effective January 1, 2016.)

(a) The changes to this chapter made by the act adding this subdivision apply only to a right of action that accrued, transfer made, or obligation incurred, on or after the effective date of that act. (b) This chapter, and the other changes in the law made by Chapter 383 of the S…

This part may be cited as the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 782, Sec. 2.)

For purposes of this part: (a) “Authorization” means permission granted in accordance with Section 56.11 or 56.21 for the disclosure of medical information. (b) “Authorized recipient” means a person who is authorized to receive medical information pursuant to Section 56.10 or 56.…

(a) Any business organized for the purpose of maintaining medical information in order to make the information available to an individual or to a provider of health care at the request of the individual or a provider of health care, for purposes of allowing the individual to mana…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), upon the patient’s written request, any corporation described in Section 56.06, or any other entity that compiles or maintains medical information for any reason, shall provide the patient, at no charge, with a copy of any medical profil…

All property has an owner, whether that owner is the State, and the property public, or the owner an individual, and the property private. The State may also hold property as a private proprietor. (Enacted 1872.)

Estates in real property, in respect to the duration of their enjoyment are either: l. Estates of inheritance or perpetual estates; 2. Estates for life; 3. Estates for years; or, 4. Estates at will. (Enacted 1872.)

Estates tail are abolished, and every estate which would be at common law adjudged to be a fee tail is a fee simple; and if no valid remainder is limited thereon, is a fee simple absolute. (Enacted 1872.)

Where a remainder in fee is limited upon any estate, which would by the common law be adjudged a fee tail, such remainder is valid as a contingent limitation upon a fee, and vests in possession on the death of the first taker, without issue living at the time of his death. (Enact…

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. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 18…

A future estate may be limited by the act of the party to commence in possession at a future day, either without the intervention of a precedent estate, or on the termination, by lapse of time or otherwise, of a precedent estate created at the same time. (Enacted 1872.)