# Cal. CCP § 322: Section 322

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S322

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. CCP § 322
- **Heading:** Section 322
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 322

## Text

When it appears that the occupant, or those under whom he claims, entered into the possession of the property under claim of title, exclusive of other right, founding such claim upon a written instrument, as being a conveyance of the property in question, or upon the decree or judgment of a competent Court, and that there has been a continued occupation and possession of the property included in such instrument, decree, or judgment, or of some part of the property, under such claim, for five years, the property so included is deemed to have been held adversely, except that when it consists of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot is not deemed a possession of any other lot of the same tract.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. CCP § 315 Section 315](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S315.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 316 Section 316](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S316.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 317 Section 317](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S%5B317.%5D.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 318 Section 318](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S318.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 319 Section 319](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S319.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 320 Section 320](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S320.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 321 Section 321](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S321.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 322 Section 322](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S322.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 323 Section 323](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S323.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 324 Section 324](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S324.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 325 Section 325](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S325.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 326 Section 326](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S326.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 327 Section 327](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S327.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 328 Section 328](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S328.md)

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