§ 1084 Incidents Of Property Transfer

Civil Code·California

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This law says that when you give away an object, you also give away everything that comes with it, unless the law specifically says otherwise.

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•Transfer of an object includes its attached rights or burdens.
•You can only keep something separate if the law or your agreement says so.
•If you don't say otherwise, the buyer gets everything tied to the item.

Example

You sell a used bike, and the buyer also gets the bike's accessories like a lock and a bell unless you said they stay with you.

Because the bike was transferred, everything attached to it (the lock and bell) goes to the buyer too, unless you specifically kept them.

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§ 1084 Incidents Of Property Transfer

The transfer of a thing transfers also all its incidents, unless expressly excepted; but the transfer of an incident to a thing does not transfer the thing itself. (Enacted 1872.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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transfer incidents thing

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1084.

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