{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"818","citation":"Civ. Code, § 818","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 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS [818. - 855.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Rights of Owners [818. - 835.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Incidents of Ownership [818. - 827.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a fee simple, except that he must do no act to the injury of the inheritance.</p>","text":"The owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a fee simple, except that he must do no act to the injury of the inheritance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/incidents-of-ownership-818","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}