In California, there are five main ways to hold title. California title-vesting options include: Sole ownership. Community property. Community property with right of survivorship. Joint tenants with right of survivorship. Tenants in common.
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Today, Californians most often transfer title to real property by a simple written instrument, the grant deed. The word “grant” is expressly designated by statute as a word of conveyance. (Civil Code Section 1092) A second form of deed is the quitclaim deed.