Code of Civil Procedure section 735

If a person recover damages for a forcible or unlawlful entry in or upon, or detention of any building or any cultivated real property, judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed.

Source: Section 735, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=735. (accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_735

Original Source: Section 735, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=735. (last accessed May 12, 2025).