California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 2 — Property, Part 2 — Real or Immovable Property, Title 2 — Estates in Real Property, Chapter 1 — Estates in General, Section 761
Estates in real property, in respect to the duration of their enjoyment are either:
l. Estates of inheritance or perpetual estates;
2. Estates for life;
3. Estates for years; or,
4. Estates at will.
Notes
Sorts estates in real property, measured by how long their enjoyment lasts, into four categories: estates of inheritance or perpetual estates, estates for life, estates for years, and estates at will. Lists only those four durations and describes no other class of estate.
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