Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

There are three possible sets of state law which might apply to storage tenants. The first is that applicable to licensed and regulated commercial warehouses. Applicable law would be in the Public Utilities Code as well as the Civil Code. Then, there is the mini-storage business (self-service storage facilities), where the applicable laws are found in the Business & Professions Code, as sections 21701 thru 21716. Most of these B&P Code sections deal with lack of payment, eviction, and the sale or other disposal of items left behind.

However, if you are not in these businesses, but were merely renting out space for general commercial purposes including storage, you probably come under the Civil Code sections dealing with commercial leases entitled "Disposition of Property Remaining on Premises at Termination of Commercial Tenancy" and numbered 1993 to 1993.09.

I do not know if there are any local ordinances in either L.A. City or County affecting or altering the general state law.