DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 5. HIRING 1925-1997.270›CHAPTER 7. Use Restrictions 1997.010-1997.270›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 1997.010-1997.050
§ 1997.020
California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 67, Sec. 3.)
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