{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1995.020","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1995.020","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(a) “Landlord” includes a tenant who is a sublandlord under a sublease.\n(b) “Lease” means a lease or sublease of real property for other than residential purposes, and includes modifications and other agreements affecting a lease.\n(c) “Restriction on transfer” means a provision in a lease that restricts the right of transfer of the tenant’s interest in the lease.\n(d) “Tenant” includes a subtenant or assignee.\n(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.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 5. HIRING [1925. - 1997.270.]","CHAPTER 6. Assignment and Sublease [1995.010. - 1995.340.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1995.010. - 1995.030.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"65046fa069d854728e68d4a5c8283f9728b30f7d45db963cdba87610d9cba24b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1995.010","next":"us-ca/civ-1995.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}