Every covenant contained in a grant of an estate in real property, which is made for the direct benefit of the property, or some part of it then in existence, runs with the land.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1462
TRANSFER OF OBLIGATIONS
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Marra v. Aetna Construction Co. (1940)
Most recently applied in 191 Cal. App. 4th 1500 - Monterey/Santa Cruz County Building & Construction Trades Council v. Cypress Marina Heights LP (January 2011)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.