California Civil Code

§ 4753

CIV § 4753 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 4 · Part 5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)For the purposes of this section, “clothesline” includes a cord, rope, or wire from which laundered items may be hung to dry or air. A balcony, railing, awning, or other part of a structure or building shall not qualify as a clothesline.

(b)For the purposes of this section, “drying rack” means an apparatus from which laundered items may be hung to dry or air. A balcony, railing, awning, or other part of a structure or building shall not qualify as a drying rack.

(c)Any provision of a governing document, as defined in Section 4150, shall be void and unenforceable if it effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts an owner’s ability to use a clothesline or drying rack in the owner’s backyard.

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Legislative history

Added by renumbering Section 4750.10 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 7. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.