A tenant for years or at will has no other rights to the property than such as are given to him by the agreement or instrument by which his tenancy is acquired, or by the last section.
Cal. Civ. Code § 820
Incidents of Ownership
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Owsley v. Hamner (1951)
Most recently applied in Owsley v. Hamner (February 1951)
Enacted 1872.
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