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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 1. Mode of Transfer 1091-1099

§ 1091

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

An estate in real property, other than an estate at will or for a term not exceeding one year, can be transferred only by operation of law, or by an instrument in writing, subscribed by the party disposing of the same, or by his agent thereunto authorized by writing.

(Enacted 1872.)

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