{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"679","citation":"Civ. Code, § 679","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. PROPERTY IN GENERAL [654. - 749.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OWNERSHIP [669. - 742.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Modifications of Ownership [678. - 726.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Interests in Property [678. - 703.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The ownership of property is absolute when a single person has the absolute dominion over it, and may use it or dispose of it according to his pleasure, subject only to general laws.</p>","text":"The ownership of property is absolute when a single person has the absolute dominion over it, and may use it or dispose of it according to his pleasure, subject only to general laws.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interests-in-property-679","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}