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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 5. HIRING 1925-1997.270›CHAPTER 1. Hiring in General 1925-1938

§ 1931

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

The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon:

  1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or,

  2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.

(Enacted 1872.)

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