Civ. Code, § 1944 · Chapter 2. Hiring of Real Property
Civ. Code, § 1944
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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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted 1872.
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