Civil Code section 3483

Every successive owner of property who neglects to abate a continuing nuisance upon, or in the use of, such property, created by a former owner, is liable therefor in the same manner as the one who first created it.

Source: Section 3483, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3483. (accessed Jul. 27, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_3483

Original Source: Section 3483, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3483. (last accessed May 12, 2025).