One Rent Check Renews the Tenancy You Just Ended
A Fremont, California landlord deposited four rent checks after her own termination notice had expired, then tried to evict the tenant anyway. The California Court of Appeal held that depositing the money renewed the tenancy by statute, regardless of what she intended or what her lease said. Small-footprint commercial space is tight enough right now that ending a long, below-market tenancy is exactly what a landlord wants to do — which is what makes this the moment to get the mechanics right.