Civil Code section 1925

Hiring is a contract by which one gives to another the temporary possession and use of property, other than money, for reward, and the latter agrees to return the same to the former at a future time.

Source: Section 1925, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1925. (accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1925

Original Source: Section 1925, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1925. (last accessed May 12, 2025).