BlackletterCalifornia law

Civil Code § 1892

CHAPTER 1. Loan for Use

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1892Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

The borrower of a thing for use must bear all its expenses during the loan, except such as are necessarily incurred by him to preserve it from unexpected and unusual injury. For such expenses he is entitled to compensation from the lender, who may, however, exonerate himself by surrendering the thing to the borrower.