No one, merely by reason of having acquired an estate subject to a covenant running with the land, is liable for a breach of the covenant before he acquired the estate, or after he has parted with it or ceased to enjoy its benefits.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1466
TRANSFER OF OBLIGATIONS
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Greeson v. Imperial Irr. Dist. (1932)
Most recently applied in In re Moreno (August 2012)
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.