DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY 755.-945.5›TITLE 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS 818-855›CHAPTER 2. Obligations of Owners 840-848

§ 840

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

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.

(Enacted 1872.)

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