California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1971

CA Civ Pro Code § 1971 (2017)  

No estate or interest in real property, other than for leases for a term not exceeding one year, nor any power over or concerning it, or in any manner relating thereto, can be created, granted, assigned, surrendered, or declared, otherwise than by operation of law, or a conveyance or other instrument in writing, subscribed by the party creating, granting, assigning, surrendering, or declaring the same, or by the party’s lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 820, Sec. 19. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 820.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018