A hiring of lodgings or a dwelling house for an unspecified term is presumed to have been made for such length of time as the parties adopt for the estimation of the rent. Thus a hiring at a monthly rate of rent is presumed to be for one month. In the absence of any agreement respecting the length of time or the rent, the hiring is presumed to be monthly.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1944
Hiring of Real Property
Known as the Social Security Tenant Protection Act
The act spans §§ 1940–1954 (92 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 100 Cal. App. 3d 739 - Miller v. Elite Insurance (1980)
Most recently applied in 220 Cal. App. 3d 1494 - Dover Mobile Estates v. Fiber Form Products, Inc. (May 1990)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.