Probate Code section 9940

For the purpose of this chapter:

(a)

“Lease” includes, without limitation, a lease that includes an option to purchase real propery of the estate.

(b)

If a lease gives the lessee the right to extend the term of the lease, the length of the term shall be considered as though the right to extend had been exercised.

Source: Section 9940, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9940.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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