Civil Code section 886.040

Upon the expiration of record of a recorded contract for sale of real property pursuant to this chapter, the contract has no effect, and does not constitute an encumbrance or cloud, on the title to the real property as against a person other than a party to the contract.

Source: Section 886.040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=886.040. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Sep. 21, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_886.040

Original Source: Section 886.040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=886.040. (last accessed May 12, 2025).