Title CIV, California Civ. Code

The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the rights and obligations of parties determined by reference to the Commercial Code except that, where the provisions of the Commercial Code conflict with the rights guaranteed to buyers of consumer goods under the provisions of th…

The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed as restricting any remedy that is otherwise available, and, in particular, shall not be construed to supplant the provisions of the Unfair Practices Act. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 416.)

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Information Practices Act of 1977. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 709.)

The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right protected by Section 1 of Article I of the Constitution of California and by the United States Constitution and that all individuals have a right of privacy in information pertaining to them. T…

This chapter may be cited as the “Unruh Act.” (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201.)

Any waiver by the buyer of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1603.)

If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any contract or series of contracts providing for: (a) the construction, sale, or construction and sale of an entire residence, including a mobilehome, or all or part of a structure designed for commerical or industrial occupancy,…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any information required to be disclosed in a retail installment contract or other document under this chapter may be disclosed in any manner, method, or terminology required or permitted under Regulation Z, as …

(a) The Legislature finds that the decisional law of this state regarding the characterization of credit transactions as either loans or credit sales has been made unclear by the holding in King v. Central Bank, 18 Cal. 3d 840. It is the purpose of subdivision (b) to clarify such…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any premium finance agreement entered into by an industrial loan company pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18560) of Division 7 of the Financial Code. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1151.)

A deposit may be voluntary or involuntary; and for safe keeping or for exchange. (Enacted 1872.)

A voluntary deposit is made by one giving to another, with his consent, the possession of personal property to keep for the benefit of the former, or of a third party. The person giving is called the depositor, and the person receiving the depositary. (Enacted 1872.)

An involuntary deposit is made: (a) By the accidental leaving or placing of personal property in the possession of any person, without negligence on the part of its owner. (b) In cases of fire, shipwreck, inundation, insurrection, riot, or like extraordinary emergencies, by the o…

(a) The person or private entity with whom a thing is deposited in the manner described in Section 1815 is bound to take charge of it, if able to do so. (b) Any person or private entity with whom a live animal is deposited in the manner described in subdivision (d) of Section 181…

A deposit for keeping is one in which the depositary is bound to return the identical thing deposited. (Enacted 1872.)

A deposit for exchange is one in which the depositary is only bound to return a thing corresponding in kind to that which is deposited. (Enacted 1872.)

An agent is one who represents another, called the principal, in dealings with third persons. Such representation is called agency. (Enacted 1872.)

Any person having capacity to contract may appoint an agent, and any person may be an agent. (Enacted 1872.)

An agent for a particular act or transaction is called a special agent. All others are general agents. (Enacted 1872.)

An agency is either actual or ostensible. (Enacted 1872.)

An agency is actual when the agent is really employed by the principal. (Enacted 1872.)

An agency is ostensible when the principal intentionally, or by want of ordinary care, causes a third person to believe another to be his agent who is not really employed by him. (Enacted 1872.)

A lien is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act. (Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 74.)

Liens are either general or special. (Enacted 1872.)

A general lien is one which the holder thereof is entitled to enforce as a security for the performance of all the obligations, or all of a particular class of obligations, which exist in his favor against the owner of the property. (Enacted 1872.)

A special lien is one which the holder thereof can enforce only as security for the performance of a particular act or obligation, and of such obligations as may be incidental thereto. (Enacted 1872.)

Where the holder of a special lien is compelled to satisfy a prior lien for his own protection, he may enforce payment of the amount so paid by him, as a part of the claim for which his own lien exists. (Enacted 1872.)

Contracts of mortgage, pledge, bottomry, or respondentia are subject to all of the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 13. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Every person who suffers detriment from the unlawful act or omission of another, may recover from the person in fault a compensation therefor in money, which is called damages. (Enacted 1872.)

Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person or property. (Enacted 1872.)

Damages may be awarded, in a judicial proceeding, for detriment resulting after the commencement thereof, or certain to result in the future. (Enacted 1872.)

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act. In a provision of this part, the part may be referred to as the act. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 o…

Division, part, title, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this act. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 183, Sec. 7. (SB 745) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Nothing in the act that added this part shall be construed to invalidate a document prepared or action taken before January 1, 2014, if the document or action was proper under the law governing common interest developments at the time that the document was prepared or the action …

Unless a contrary intent is clearly expressed, a local zoning ordinance is construed to treat like structures, lots, parcels, areas, or spaces in like manner regardless of the form of the common interest development. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective Janu…

(a) If a provision of this act requires that a document be delivered to an association, the document shall be delivered to the person designated in the annual policy statement, prepared pursuant to Section 5310, to receive documents on behalf of the association. If no person has …

(a) (1) If a provision of this act requires an association to deliver a document by “individual delivery” or “individual notice,” the association shall deliver that document in accordance with the preferred delivery method specified by the member pursuant to Section 4041. (2) If …

(a) A member shall, on an annual basis, provide written notice to the association of all of the following: (1) The member’s preferred delivery method for receiving notices from the association, which shall include the option of receiving notices at one or both of the following: (…

(a) If a provision of this act requires “general delivery” or “general notice,” the document shall be provided by one or more of the following methods: (1) Any method provided for delivery of an individual notice pursuant to Section 4040. (2) Inclusion in a billing statement, new…

(a) This section governs the delivery of a document pursuant to this act. (b) If a document is delivered by mail, delivery is deemed to be complete on deposit into the United States mail. (c) If a document is delivered by electronic means, delivery is complete at the time of tran…

If the association or a member receives information by electronic delivery pursuant to Section 4040, and a provision of this act requires that the information be in writing, that requirement is satisfied if the information is provided in an electronic record capable of retention …

If a provision of this act requires that an action be approved by a majority of all members, the action shall be approved or ratified by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013.…

If a provision of this act requires that an action be approved by a majority of a quorum of the members, the action shall be approved or ratified by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes represented and voting in a duly held election in which a quorum is represented, whi…

This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act. In a provision of this part, the part may be referred to as the act. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 605, Sec. 21. (SB 752) Effective January 1, 2014.)