California Laws: Civil Code Sections 815-816
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815
The Legislature finds and declares that the preservation of land in its natural, scenic, agricultural, historical, forested, or open-space condition is among the most important...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.1
For the purposes of this chapter, "conservation easement" means any limitation in a deed, will, or other instrument in the form of an easement, restriction,...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.2
(a) A conservation easement is an interest in real property voluntarily created and freely transferable in whole or in part for the purposes stated in...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.3
Only the following entities or organizations may acquire and hold conservation easements: (a) A tax-exempt nonprofit organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.4
All interests not transferred and conveyed by the instrument creating the easement shall remain in the grantor of the easement, including the right to engage...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.5
Instruments creating, assigning, or otherwise transferring conservation easements shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county where the land is...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.7
(a) No conservation easement shall be unenforceable by reason of lack of privity of contract or lack of benefit to particular land or because not...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.9
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or conflict with the operation of any law or statute conferring upon any political subdivision the...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 815.10
A conservation easement granted pursuant to this chapter constitutes an enforceable restriction, for purposes of Section 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. ...
- California Laws: Civil Code Section 816
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate the policy and purpose of Section 815. ...
