Guides · generated from the rule catalogue

California

The window comes from your lease, not from statute. These guides explain what leases in each state typically say, what the courts have held, and what applies when the lease is silent. Counsel-reviewed drafts; not legal advice.

Limitation, written contract

4 · Cal. Code Civ. Proc. section 337

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Where the lease is silent on a window, California courts have generally allowed a review within a reasonable time, and the limitation period on the written contract is the outer bound. A short window in the lease still controls.

Typical values are medians of lease clauses processed by Lease Detect (minimum group size five, confidentiality clauses honoured). Case references are verified before publication; practitioner-reported cases are flagged for confirmation before reliance. Limitation periods are statutory and change; verify with counsel.