If a lessee of real property remains in possession thereof after the expiration of the hiring, and the lessor accepts rent from him, the parties are presumed to have renewed the hiring on the same terms and for the same time, not exceeding one month when the rent is payable monthly, nor in any case one year.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1945
Hiring of Real Property
Known as the Social Security Tenant Protection Act
The act spans §§ 1940–1954 (92 sections).
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case 17 Cal. 3d 129 - Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley (1976)
Most recently applied in Port Authority of Guam v. Guam Industrial Services, Inc. dba Guam Shipyard (March 2026)
Enacted 1872.
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