Civ. Code, § 1997.020 · Article 1. General Provisions
Civ. Code, § 1997.020
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 67, Sec. 3.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1997.020.
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