§ 1925 Property Hiring Contracts

Civil Code·California

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This law defines hiring as a contract where someone lets another person use their property (not money) for a reward, and the borrower must give it back later.

Key Takeaways

•Hiring involves borrowing property (not money) for a reward.
•The borrower must promise to return the property later.
•The agreement creates a legal contract.

Example

You rent a power drill from a neighbor to fix a shelf and agree to return it after you're done.

Because you borrowed the drill for a reward (the neighbor gets a fee) and promised to give it back later, this law says that agreement is a hiring contract.

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§ 1925 Property Hiring Contracts

Hiring is a contract by which one gives to another the temporary possession and use of property, other than money, for reward, and the latter agrees to return the same to the former at a future time. (Enacted 1872.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

Hiring contract temporary possession property reward

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1925.

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