Estates of inheritance and for life are called estates of freehold; estates for years are chattels real; and estates at will are chattel interests, but are not subject to enforcement of a money judgment.
Cal. Civ. Code § 765
Estates in General
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 1 Cal. 4th 155 - Pacific Southwest Realty Co. v. County of Los Angeles (1991)
Most recently applied in Durante v. Cnty. of Santa Clara (November 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 2
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