{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1931","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1931","heading":"","body":"The letter of a thing may terminate the hiring and reclaim the thing before the end of the term agreed upon:\n1. When the hirer uses or permits a use of the thing hired in a manner contrary to the agreement of the parties; or,\n2. When the hirer does not, within a reasonable time after request, make such repairs as he is bound to make.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 5. HIRING [1925. - 1997.270.]","CHAPTER 1. Hiring in General [1925. - 1938.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a5f8345bf7ac50849783ca0245224120c38dac87249924ab7b433d48443ecb1d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1930","next":"us-ca/civ-1932"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}