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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 10Ch. 4§ 10406 Lessee Rights After Delay

§ 10406 Lessee Rights After Delay

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§ 10406 Lessee Rights After Delay

This law lets a tenant end or change a lease if a supplier’s delay or shortage seriously hurts the lease, and it says the lease ends if the tenant doesn’t respond within 30 days.

Key Takeaways

  • •A tenant can end the lease if a delay or shortage makes the lease worth much less.
  • •The tenant can also change the lease by accepting the available goods and adjusting the rent, but only if it’s not a finance lease.
  • •If the tenant doesn’t act within 30 days after getting the notice, the lease for the affected deliveries ends.

Example

A farmer leases storage space for grain. The supplier tells the farmer that a flood will delay grain shipments, making the storage less useful.

The farmer can send a written notice to the landlord saying the delay hurts the lease. The farmer may either cancel the lease or agree to take whatever grain is available, adjusting the rent for the missing amount. If the farmer does nothing for more than 30 days, the lease for those deliveries ends automatically.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 10406 Lessee Rights After Delay

(a) If the lessee receives notification of a material or indefinite delay or an allocation justified under Section 10405, the lessee may by written notification to the lessor as to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (Section 10510): (1) Terminate the lease contract (subdivision (b) of Section 10505); or (2) Except in a finance lease, modify the lease contract by accepting the available quota in substitution, with due allowance from the rent payable for the balance of the lease term for the deficiency but without further right against the lessor. (b) If, after receipt of a notification from the lessor under Section 10405, the lessee fails so to modify the lease agreement within a reasonable time not exceeding 30 days, the lease contract lapses with respect to any deliveries affected. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 111, Sec. 38. Effective July 15, 1991.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

material or indefinite delayallocation justified under Section 10405terminate the lease contractmodify the lease contractavailable quotafinance leaselease contract lapses

Related Statutes

  • § 10407 Finance Lease Irrevocable Promises
  • § 2616 Buyer Rights After Delay
  • § 10401 Lease Performance Assurance Rights
  • § 10402 Lease Contract Repudiation Rights
  • § 10403 Repudiation Retraction In Leases

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 10406.
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