# Cal. CCP § 1160: Section 1160

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P3_T3_C4_S1160

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. CCP § 1160
- **Heading:** Section 1160
- **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 1160

## Text

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

(1) By force, or by menaces and threats of violence, unlawfully holds and keeps the possession of any real property, whether the same was acquired peaceably or otherwise.

(2) Who, in the night-time, or during the absence of the occupant of any lands, unlawfully enters upon real property, and who, after demand made for the surrender thereof, for the period of five days, refuses to surrender the same to such former occupant.

(b) The occupant of real property, within the meaning of this section is one who, within five days preceding such unlawful entry, was in the peaceable and undisturbed possession of such lands.

## 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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