Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654 - 1422]
( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 13. ) PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000 - 1422]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039 - 1231]
( Title 4 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 2. Transfer of Real Property [1091 - 1134]
( Chapter 2 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 1. Mode of Transfer [1091 - 1099]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. ) 1091.
An estate in real property, other than an estate at will or for a term not exceeding one year, can be transferred only by operation of law, or by an instrument in writing, subscribed by the party disposing of the same, or by his agent thereunto authorized by writing.
(Enacted 1872.)