Cal. Civil Code § 818 : Rights And Obligations Of Owners — California Civil Code — Property — Rights Of Owners — Incidents Of Ownership — Use of land by owner of life estate Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a fee simple, except that he must do no act to the injury of the inheritance. Ca. Civ. Code § 818