Code of Civil Procedure section 732

If a guardian, conservator, tenant for life or years, joint tenant, or tenant in common of real property, commit waste thereon, any person aggrieved by the waste may bring an action against him therefor, in which action there may be judgment for treble damages.

Source: Section 732, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=732. (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_732

Original Source: Section 732, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=732. (last accessed May 12, 2025).