California · Civil Code

CIV §662: A thing is deemed to be incidental or appurtenant to land when it is by right used with the land for its benefit, as in the case of a way, or watercourse, or of a passage for light, air, or heat from

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This statute defines property that is considered part of land, including ways, watercourses, and passages for light, air, or heat that benefit the land.

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A thing is deemed to be incidental or appurtenant to land when it is by right used with the land for its benefit, as in the case of a way, or watercourse, or of a passage for light, air, or heat from or across the land of another.

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