{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1997.020","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1997.020","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 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.\n(d) “Tenant” includes a subtenant or assignee.","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 7. Use Restrictions [1997.010. - 1997.270.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1997.010. - 1997.050.]"],"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":"3aacacd17cf0be44d180b7e1a04fc5096d932c143d8fd242cddb559a34e43afa","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1997.010","next":"us-ca/civ-1997.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}