California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 871.1

Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 150.

as used in this chapter, “good faith improver” means:

(a)A person who makes an improvement to land in good faith and under the erroneous belief, because of a mistake of law or fact, that he is the owner of the land.
(b)A successor in interest of a person described in subdivision (a).

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 871.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-10-actions-in-particular-cases/chapter-10-good-faith-improver-of-property-owned-by-another/section-871.1

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Good Faith Improver of Property Owned by Another

§ 871.1§ 871.2§ 871.3§ 871.4§ 871.5§ 871.6§ 871.7§ 871.10§ 871.12§ 871.20§ 871.21§ 871.22§ 871.23§ 871.24§ 871.25§ 871.26§ 871.27§ 871.28§ 871.29§ 871.30

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