California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 829

The owner of land in fee has the right to the surface and to everything permanently situated beneath or above it.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 829 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-2-property/part-2-real-or-immovable-property/title-3-rights-and-obligations-of-owners/chapter-1-rights-of-owners/article-2-boundaries/section-829

Other sections in Article 2 - Boundaries

§ 829§ 831§ 832§ 833§ 834§ 835

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