§ 10530 Lessor Incidental Damages After Default

• •The rule helps the landlord recover extra costs caused by the renter’s default.
• •Only reasonable charges, like stopping delivery, transporting, caring for, storing, returning, or disposing of the goods, count.
• •The landlord must show the costs are directly linked to the renter’s failure to pay.

A restaurant rents a commercial oven but stops paying. The owner has to hire a truck to pick up the oven and store it until a new renter is found.

Because the restaurant defaulted, the owner can claim the reasonable fees for the truck, storage, and any other handling costs as part of the landlord’s damages.