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Summary of California Law (10th), Real Property
I. IN GENERAL
<d2.o n="A. [§1] Restatement
and Texts.
<d2.o n="B. [§2] Uniform
Laws and Model Acts.
<d2.o n="C. [§3] Definitions.
<d2.o n="D. Conflict of Laws.
<d3.o n="1. [§4] In General.
<d3.o n="2. Conveyances.
<d4.o n="(a) [§5] Validity
and Effect.
<d4.o n="(b) [§6] Interpretation
and Construction.
<d3.o n="3. [§7] Transfer by
Operation of Law.
<d3.o n="4. [§8] Powers.
II. ESTATES
<d2.o n="A. In General.
<d3.o n="1. [§9] Nature of
Estates in Real Property.
<d3.o n="2. [§10] Classification
of Estates.
<d3.o n="3. [§11] Rule in
Shelley's Case
Abolished.
<d3.o n="4. [§12] Doctrine
of Worthier Title Abolished.
<d3.o n="5. Interpretation of Conveyances.
<d4.o n="(a) [§13] Contract
Rules Apply.
<d4.o n="(b) [§14] Interest
Passing.
<d4.o n="(c) [§15] Operative
Words of Conveyance.
<d2.o n="B. Freehold Estates.
<d3.o n="1. Estates of Inheritance.
<d4.o n="(a) [§16] In
General.
<d4.o n="(b) [§17] Fee Simple
Absolute.
<d4.o n="(c) Fee Subject to Condition Subsequent.
<d5.o n="(1) [§18] Nature of
Estate.
<d5.o n="(2) [§19] Construction
To Avoid Forfeiture.
<d5.o n="(3) [§20] Breach,
Termination, and Waiver.
<d5.o n="(4) [§21] Rights of
Owner.
<d3.o n="2. Life Estates.
<d4.o n="(a) Creation of Life Estates.
<d5.o n="(1) [§22] By Deed.
<d5.o n="(2) [§23] By Will.
<d4.o n="(b) Rights and Powers of Life Tenant.
<d5.o n="(1) [§24] Possession,
Use, and Actions.
<d5.o n="(2) [§25] Crops.
<d5.o n="(3) [§26] Insurance
and Condemnation Award.
<d5.o n="(4) [§27] Compensation
for Permanent Improvements.
<d5.o n="(5) [§28] Conveyance
and Partition.
<d5.o n="(6) [§29] Power To
Consume Corpus.
<d4.o n="(c) Duties and Liabilities of Life Tenant.
<d5.o n="(1) [§30] In
General.
<d5.o n="(2) [§31] Waste and
Permissible Use.
<d2.o n="C. Ownership by Several Persons.
<d3.o n="1. [§32] In
General.
<d3.o n="2. Joint Tenancy.
<d4.o n="(a) Nature of Joint Tenancy.
<d5.o n="(1) [§33] In General.
<d5.o n="(2) [§34] Right of
Survivorship.
<d4.o n="(b) [§35] Creation
of Joint Tenancy.
<d4.o n="(c) Nature of Interest Held in Joint Tenancy.
<d5.o n="(1) [§36] Equitable
Interest.
<d5.o n="(2) [§37] Undivided
Interest.
<d5.o n="(3) [§38] Life
Estate in Joint Tenancy.
<d3.o n="3. Tenancy in Common.
<d4.o n="(a) [§39] In
General.
<d4.o n="(b) [§40] Failure of
Joint Tenancy.
<d3.o n="4. Rights, Powers, and Obligations of Cotenants.
<d4.o n="(a) Possession and Use.
<d5.o n="(1) [§41] In
General.
<d5.o n="(2) Establishing Ouster.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§42] Law
Revision Commission Recommendation.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§43] Statutory
Procedure.
<d6.o n="(cc) [§44] Conduct of
Cotenant in Possession.
<d4.o n="(b) [§45] Insurance.
<d4.o n="(c) [§46] Protection
Against Third Persons.
<d4.o n="(d) [§47] Contribution.
<d4.o n="(e) [§48] Compensation.
<d4.o n="(f) [§49] Accounting
for Rents and Profits.
<d4.o n="(g) Agreements and Transfers.
<d5.o n="(1) [§50] In
General.
<d5.o n="(2) [§51] Lease.
<d5.o n="(3) [§52] Easement
or License.
<d5.o n="(4) [§53] Homestead.
<d3.o n="5. Termination of Cotenancy.
<d4.o n="(a) Severance by Joint Tenant.
<d5.o n="(1) [§54] Agreement
With Other Joint Tenant.
<d5.o n="(2) Conveyance to Third Person.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§55] Tenancy in
Common With Third Person.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§56] Joint
Tenancy With Other Tenants.
<d5.o n="(3) [§57] Rescission
of Decedent's
Conveyance.
<d5.o n="(4) [§58] Joint
Tenant's Conveyance to
Self.
<d5.o n="(5) [§59] Unilateral
Termination of Homesteaded Property.
<d5.o n="(6) Recorded Conveyance or Declaration.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§60] Nature and
Purpose of Statute.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§61] Methods of
Severance.
<d6.o n="(cc) [§62] Recordation.
<d6.o n="(dd) [§63] Severance
Under Statute Is Not Transfer of Property.
<d4.o n="(b) [§64] Death of
Joint Tenant.
<d4.o n="(c) Partition by Cotenants.
<d5.o n="(1) [§65] Nature of
Partition.
<d5.o n="(2) [§66] General
Provisions.
<d5.o n="(3) Commencement of Action.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§67] Parties.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§68] Complaint
and Lis Pendens.
<d6.o n="(cc) [§69] Summons.
<d6.o n="(dd) [§70] Answer.
<d5.o n="(4) Trial.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§71] Determination
of Interests.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§72] Determination
of Right To Partition.
<d6.o n="(cc) [§73] Waiver of
Right.
<d6.o n="(dd) [§74] Determination
of Manner of Partition.
<d6.o n="(ee) [§75] Interlocutory
Judgment.
<d5.o n="(5) Referees.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§76] Appointment.
<d6.o n="(bb) [§77] Authority
of Referee.
<d5.o n="(6) [§78] Division
of Property.
<d5.o n="(7) Sale of Property.
<d6.o n="(aa) [§79] Procedure.
<d6.o n="(bb