Civil Code section 654

The ownership of a thing is the right of one or more persons to possess and use it to the exclusion of others. In this Code, the thing of which there may be ownership is called property.

Source: Section 654, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=654. (accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_654

Original Source: Section 654, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=654. (last accessed May 12, 2025).