DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 4. LOAN 1884-1923.10›CHAPTER 1. Loan for Use 1884-1896

§ 1893

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The lender of a thing for use must indemnify the borrower for damage caused by defects or vices in it, which he knew at the time of lending, and concealed from the borrower.

(Enacted 1872.)

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