California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 5 — Hiring, Chapter 2 — Hiring of Real Property, Section 1945
If a lessee of real property remains in possession thereof after the expiration of the hiring, and the lessor accepts rent from him, the parties are presumed to have renewed the hiring on the same terms and for the same time, not exceeding one month when the rent is payable monthly, nor in any case one year.
Notes
Establishes a presumption that when a real-property tenant remains after the hiring expires and the landlord accepts rent, the parties renewed on the same terms and for the same period. Limits the presumed renewal to no more than one month when rent is monthly and no more than one year in any case.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Civil Code - CIV § 1945 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-5/chapter-2/section-1945