California CodesCivil Code - CIVDivision 2 — PropertyPart 2 — Real or Immovable Property [755 – 945.5]Title 3 — Rights and Obligations of OwnersChapter 1 — Rights of OwnersArticle 2 — BoundariesSection 831

An owner of land bounded by a road or street is presumed to own to the center of the way, but the contrary may be shown.

Notes

Establishes a presumption that an owner whose land is bounded by a road or street owns the land to the center of the roadway. The presumption may be rebutted by contrary evidence, so ownership does not extend automatically to the center when a different boundary can be shown.

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