# Property damage · California — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · California, limitation period is Within three years; section is 338; how the statute describes it is An action for taking, detaining, or injuring goods or chattels, including an action for the specific recovery of personal property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** Within three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for taking, detaining, or injuring goods or chattels, including an action for the specific recovery of personal property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 338 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 338. Within three years: (a) An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture. (b) An action for trespass upon or injury to real property. (c) (1) An action for taking, detaining, or injuring goods or chattels, including an action for the specific recovery of personal property.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&division=&title=2.&part=2&chapter=3&article=

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).