{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"761","citation":"Civ. Code, § 761","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [[755.] - 945.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 2. ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY [761. - 817.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Estates in General [761. - 784.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Estates in real property, in respect to the duration of their enjoyment are either:</p><p>l. Estates of inheritance or perpetual estates;</p><p>2. Estates for life;</p><p>3. Estates for years; or,</p><p>4. Estates at will.</p>","text":"Estates in real property, in respect to the duration of their enjoyment are either: l. Estates of inheritance or perpetual estates; 2. Estates for life; 3. Estates for years; or, 4. Estates at will.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/estates-in-general-761","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}