§ 1246 Arbitration Of Damage Claims

Water Code·California

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This law says that if someone or a city causes damage, they can agree to solve the problem through arbitration instead of going to court.

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•If there's damage, the people involved can choose arbitration to solve the problem.
•Arbitration is like a simpler, out-of-court way to decide who pays for the damage.
•This applies to both regular people and cities or companies.

Example

A construction company accidentally damages a neighbor's fence while working on a city project.

Instead of going to court, the construction company and the neighbor can agree to let an arbitrator decide how much the neighbor should be paid for the damage.

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§ 1246 Arbitration Of Damage Claims

For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of any damage claimed to have been suffered or sustained by reason of any of the acts or things mentioned in Section 1245, every municipal corporation and every person, firm or corporation causing any such damage, is authorized to enter into an agreement for the arbitration or compromise of any claims, and all of the laws of this State relating to arbitration of controversies are made applicable to such claims. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 49.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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municipal corporation arbitration compromise of any claims

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 1246.

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