DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 5. HIRING 1925-1997.270›CHAPTER 3. Hiring of Personal Property 1955-1959

§ 1957

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If a lessor fails to fulfill his or her obligations, as prescribed by Section 1955, the lessee, after giving him or her notice to do so, if the notice can conveniently be given, may expend any reasonable amount necessary to make good the lessor’s default, and may recover such amount from him or her.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 561, Sec. 3.)

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