When there is no usage or contract to the contrary, rents are payable at the termination of the holding, when it does not exceed one year. If the holding is by the day, week, month, quarter, or year, rent is payable at the termination of the respective periods, as it successively becomes due.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1947
Hiring of Real Property
Known as the Social Security Tenant Protection Act
The act spans §§ 1940–1954 (92 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 17 Cal. 3d 129 - Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley (1976)
Most recently applied in 37 Cal. 3d 644 - Fisher v. City of Berkeley (December 1984)
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.