{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"840","citation":"Civ. Code, § 840","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 2. Obligations of Owners [840. - 848.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The owner of a life estate must keep the buildings and fences in repair from ordinary waste, and must pay the taxes and other annual charges, and a just proportion of extraordinary assessments benefiting the whole inheritance.</p>","text":"The owner of a life estate must keep the buildings and fences in repair from ordinary waste, and must pay the taxes and other annual charges, and a just proportion of extraordinary assessments benefiting the whole inheritance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/obligations-of-owners-840","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}