(a) A greenway easement is an interest in real property voluntarily created and freely transferable in whole or in part for the purposes stated in subdivision (c) of Section 816.52 by any lawful method for the transfer of interests in real property in this state.

(b) A greenway easement shall be perpetual in duration.

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Terms Used In California Civil Code 816.54

  • property: includes property real and personal. See California Civil Code 14
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(c) Notwithstanding the fact that it may be negative in character, a greenway easement is not personal in nature and shall constitute an interest in real property.

(d) The particular characteristics of a greenway easement shall be those granted or specified in the instrument creating or transferring the easement.

(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 639, Sec. 3. (AB 1251) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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