When a person affixes his property to the land of another, without an agreement permitting him to remove it, the thing affixed, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, belongs to the owner of the land, unless he chooses to require the former to remove it or the former elects to exercise the right of removal provided for in Section 1013.5 of this chapter.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1013
Accession to Real Property [1013. - [1019.]]
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Maryland Casualty Co. v. Knight (1996)
Most recently applied in 159 Cal. App. 4th 615 - County of Ventura v. Channel Islands Marina, Inc. (January 2008)
Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1175.
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