§ 1227 Fraudulent Real Property Transfers

Civil Code·California

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This law says you can't lie or trick people when selling or borrowing against a house or land. If you do, the deal doesn't count for the person who got tricked.

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•You can't lie or hide things when selling or borrowing against a house or land.
•If someone tricks you in a land or house deal, the deal doesn't count for you.
•This only applies to houses and land, not other things like cars or toys.

Example

Someone sells a house to two different people and takes money from both.

The second buyer can get their money back because the seller tricked them.

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§ 1227 Fraudulent Real Property Transfers

Every instrument, other than a will, affecting an estate in real property, including every charge upon real property, or upon its rents or profits, made with intent to defraud prior or subsequent purchasers thereof, or incumbrancers thereon, is void as against every purchaser or incumbrancer, for value, of the same property, or the rents or profits thereof. (Enacted 1872.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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instrument real property intent to defraud purchaser incumbrancer void

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1227.

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