DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 1000-1422›TITLE 4. TRANSFER 1039-1231›CHAPTER 2. Transfer of Real Property 1091-1134›ARTICLE 2. Effect of Transfer 1104-1134

§ 1109

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Where a grant is made upon condition subsequent, and is subsequently defeated by the non-performance of the condition, the person otherwise entitled to hold under the grant must reconvey the property to the grantor or his successors, by grant, duly acknowledged for record.

(Enacted 1872.)

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