California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 5 — Hiring, Chapter 1 — Hiring in General, Section 1932
The hirer of a thing may terminate the hiring before the end of the term agreed upon:
1. When the letter does not, within a reasonable time after request, fulfill his obligations, if any, as to placing and securing the hirer in the quiet possession of the thing hired, or putting it into good condition, or repairing; or,
2. When the greater part of the thing hired, or that part which was and which the letter had at the time of the hiring reason to believe was the material inducement to the hirer to enter into the contract, perishes from any other cause than the want of ordinary care of the hirer.
Notes
Allows a hirer to terminate before the agreed term ends if the lessor fails within a reasonable time after request to provide quiet possession, good condition, or required repairs. Termination is also allowed if most of the item, or the part materially inducing the hiring, perishes for a cause other than the hirer’s lack of ordinary care.
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