# Cal. CCP § 1159: Section 1159

> California · Statutes · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. CCP § 1159
- **Heading:** Section 1159
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code ccp / Part 3 / Title 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 1159

## Text

(a) Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either:

(1) By breaking open doors, windows, or other parts of a house, or by any kind of violence or circumstance of terror enters upon or into any real property.

(2) Who, after entering peaceably upon real property, turns out by force, threats, or menacing conduct, the party in possession.

(b) For purposes of this section, “party in possession” means any person who hires real property and includes a boarder or lodger, except those persons whose occupancy is described in subdivision (b) of Section 1940 of the Civil Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. CCP § 1159 Section 1159](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1159.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1160 Section 1160](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1160.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161 Section 1161](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.1 Section 1161.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.1.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.2 Section 1161.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.2.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.2.5 Section 1161.2.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.2.5.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.3 Section 1161.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.3.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.4 Section 1161.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.4.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161.5 Section 1161.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161.5.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161a Section 1161a](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161a.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1161b Section 1161b](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1161b.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1162 Section 1162](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1162.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1162a Section 1162a](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1162a.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 1164 Section 1164](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1164.md)

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