California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1505

If anything is given to a creditor by way of performance, which he refuses to accept as such, he is not bound to return it without demand; but if he retains it, he is a gratuitous depositary thereof.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1505 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-1-obligations-in-general/title-4-extinction-of-obligations/chapter-2-offer-of-performance/section-1505

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Offer of Performance

§ 1485§ 1486§ 1487§ 1489§ 1490§ 1491§ 1492§ 1493§ 1494§ 1495§ 1496§ 1497§ 1498§ 1499§ 1500§ 1501§ 1502§ 1503§ 1504§ 1505

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