Section Seven Hundred and Sixty-two. Every estate of inheritance is a fee, and every such estate, when not defeasible or conditional, is a fee simple or an absolute fee.

(Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

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Terms Used In California Civil Code 762

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.