Civil Code 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.

Source: Section 1945, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1945. (accessed Jul. 27, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_1945

Original Source: Section 1945, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1945. (last accessed May 12, 2025).