What is an accession?

An accession is a term in California property law that refers to an item that is added to an existing property. The addition will become part of the existing property and the two objects will then become a single property. This can occur when a person buys an item and attaches it to their existing property, or when a natural event such as a storm or flood deposits an item onto the property. An example of an accession would be a storm bringing a piece of driftwood onto a beach that already exists on someones property. The driftwood would become part of the property once it was added and could not be separated from the original beach property unless it was physically removed. Accession is different from other forms of property law because the addition is made to an existing property and is not a standalone item. In California, the new item is considered part of the original property and all rights associated with the property will apply to the accession.

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