{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1931","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1931","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 5. HIRING [1925. - 1997.270.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Hiring in General [1925. - 1938.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-5/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon:</p><p>1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or,</p><p>2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.</p>","text":"The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon: 1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or, 2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/hiring-in-general-1931","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}