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California Civil Code

§ 840

CIV § 840Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

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The owner of a life estate must keep the buildings and fences in repair from ordinary waste, and must pay the taxes and other annual charges, and a just proportion of extraordinary assessments benefiting the whole inheritance.

Legislative history

Enacted 1872.

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