Cal. CIV § 1995.340
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1995.340, part of California’s Civil Code — covers contracts, property ownership, personal rights, and other general civil obligations between private parties.
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Official statutory text
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), a restriction on transfer of a tenant’s interest in a lease applies to a subsequent transfer by a tenant, an assignee, or a subtenant notwithstanding the landlord’s consent to a prior transfer or the landlord’s waiver of a standard or condition for a prior transfer.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply if either of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The lease provides expressly that the restriction on transfer is limited to the original tenant.
(2) The landlord states expressly in writing that the consent or waiver applies to a subsequent transfer.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply if either of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The lease provides expressly that the restriction on transfer is limited to the original tenant.
(2) The landlord states expressly in writing that the consent or waiver applies to a subsequent transfer.
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