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DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY 755.-945.5›TITLE 5. MARKETABLE RECORD TITLE 880.020-887.090›CHAPTER 7. Abandoned Easements 887.010-887.090

§ 887.040

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

(a) The owner of real property subject to an easement may bring an action to establish the abandonment of the easement and to clear record title of the easement.

(b) The action shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the real property subject to the easement is located.

(c) The action shall be brought in the same manner and shall be subject to the same procedure as an action to quiet title pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 760.010) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to the extent applicable.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 157, Sec. 2.)

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