California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 5 — Hiring, Chapter 6 — Assignment and Sublease, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 1995.020
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.
Notes
Defines landlord to include a sublandlord, tenant to include a subtenant or assignee, and lease to include a nonresidential lease, sublease, modifications, and related agreements. Defines a restriction on transfer as a lease provision restricting transfer and defines transfer to include assignment, sublease, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer or encumbrance of any tenant interest.
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