DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS 5000-5705›PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED 5600-5698›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 5600-5618›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 5606-5618
§ 5610
California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “real property” means either of the following:
(1) A parcel of land that is improved with one to four residential dwelling units.
(2) A residential separate interest and its appurtenant common area in a common interest development, regardless of the number of separate interests in the common interest development.
(b) “Real property” does not include a parcel of agricultural land that is greater than 40 acres in size. For the purposes of this subdivision, “agricultural land” means land that is designated for agricultural use by law or by a document that is recorded in the county in which the land is located.
(c) The definition of “real property” shall be construed pursuant to the circumstances that existed on the execution date shown on the revocable transfer on death deed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 62, Sec. 1. (AB 288) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.)
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