California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 5 — Hiring, Chapter 7 — Use Restrictions, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 1997.020
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 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.
(d) “Tenant” includes a subtenant or assignee.
Notes
Defines landlord to include a sublandlord, tenant to include a subtenant or assignee, and lease to include nonresidential leases, subleases, modifications, and related agreements. Defines a restriction on use as a lease provision limiting, mandating, prohibiting, or otherwise restricting the tenant's use or a change in use of the leased property.
Use as reference
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