California Civil Code Section 1944

CA Civ Code § 1944 (2017)  

A hiring of lodgings or a dwelling house for an unspecified term is presumed to have been made for such length of time as the parties adopt for the estimation of the rent. Thus a hiring at a monthly rate of rent is presumed to be for one month. In the absence of any agreement respecting the length of time or the rent, the hiring is presumed to be monthly.

(Enacted 1872.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018