Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

The rules are not the same, and are generally a matter of what the lease agreement provided for. There is some guidance in California Civil Code �1950.7, which does govern commercial lease agreements. The landlord has 30 days to return the deposit, as opposed to 21. Read the statute, and review your lease.

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