Commercial Code section 10204


(a)

A lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease contract.

(b)

An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although the moment of its making is undetermined.

(c)

Although one or more terms are left open, a lease contract does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a lease contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.

Source: Section 10204, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=10204.­ (updated Jul. 15, 1991; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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§ 10204's source at ca​.gov