California Civil Code CHAPTER 5 - Disposition of Personal Property Remaining on Premises at Termination of Tenancy

• Section 1980.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Landlord” means any operator, keeper, lessor, or sublessor of any furnished or unfurnished premises for hire, or his or her agent...
• Section 1980.5.
  Except as provided in Section 1993.01, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to commercial real property, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section...
• Section 1981.
  (a) This chapter provides an optional procedure for the disposition of personal property that remains on the premises after a tenancy has terminated and the premises...
• Section 1982.
  (a) Personal property which the landlord reasonably believes to have been lost shall be disposed of pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 2080) of Chapter...
• Section 1983.
  (a) Where personal property remains on the premises after a tenancy has terminated and the premises have been vacated by the tenant, the landlord shall give...
• Section 1984.
  (a) A notice given to the former tenant which is in substantially the following form satisfies the requirements of Section 1983:Notice of Right to Reclaim Abandoned...
• Section 1985.
  A notice which is in substantially the following form given to a person (other than the former tenant) the landlord reasonably believes to be the...
• Section 1986.
  The personal property described in the notice shall either be left on the vacated premises or be stored by the landlord in a place of...
• Section 1987.
  (a) The personal property described in the notice shall be released by the landlord to the former tenant or, at the landlord’s option, to any person...
• Section 1988.
  (a) If the personal property described in the notice is not released pursuant to Section 1987, it shall be sold at public sale by competitive bidding....
• Section 1989.
  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1981, where the landlord releases to the former tenant property which remains on the premises after a tenancy is terminated,...
• Section 1990.
  (a) Costs of storage which may be required to be paid under this chapter shall be assessed in the following manner:(1) Where a former tenant claims property...
• Section 1991.
  Where a notice of belief of abandonment is given to a lessee pursuant to Section 1951.3, the notice to the former tenant given pursuant to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018