Cal. Civ. Code § 1997.020

General Provisions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 42 Cal. App. 4th 507 - Westside Center Associates v. Safeway Stores 23, Inc. (1996)

Most recently applied in 42 Cal. App. 4th 507 - Westside Center Associates v. Safeway Stores 23, Inc. (February 1996)

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 67, Sec. 3.

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Landlord” includes a tenant who is a sublandlord under a sublease.

(b) “Lease” means a lease or sublease of real property for other than residential purposes, and includes modifications and other agreements affecting a lease.

(c) “Restriction on use” means a provision in a lease that restricts the use of leased property by a tenant, whether by limiting use to a specified purpose, mandating use for a specified purpose, prohibiting use for a specified purpose, limiting or prohibiting a change in use, or otherwise.

(d) “Tenant” includes a subtenant or assignee.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.