Civil Code section 686

Every interest created in favor of several persons in their own right is an interest in common, unless acquired by them in partnership, for partnership purposes, or unless declared in its creation to be a joint interest, as provided in Section 683, or unless acquired as community property.

Source: Section 686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=686. (accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_686

Original Source: Section 686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=686. (last accessed May 12, 2025).