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Civil Code § 1931

CHAPTER 1. Hiring in General

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1931Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon:

1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or,

2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.