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CIV § 1995.020

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Civil Code - CIV
  2. DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
  3. PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]
  4. TITLE 5. HIRING [1925. - 1997.270.]
  5. CHAPTER 6. Assignment and Sublease [1995.010. - 1995.340.]
  6. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1995.010. - 1995.030.]

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 transfer” means a provision in a lease that restricts the right of transfer of the tenant’s interest in the lease.

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

(e) “Transfer” of a tenant’s interest in a lease means an assignment, sublease, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer or encumbrance of all or part of a tenant’s interest in the lease.

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