“Tenant” means a person lawfully residing in rental housing provided by or through an authority, including persons residing in leased housing.
A person residing in leased housing is not a tenant of any authority other than the authority contracting with the owner, or the owner if the owner is an authority.
Source:
Section 34213.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=34213.5..