Aljabban v. Fontana Indoor Swap Meet, Inc. (2020)

Citation: Aljabban v. Fontana Indoor Swap Meet, Inc. (2020)
Parent Document: Aljabban v. Fontana Indoor Swap Meet, Inc. (2020)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2020-09-10
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4784084/aljabban-v-fontana-indoor-swap-... ↗

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Civil Code section 1950.7, subdivision (c), which governs security
deposits for non-residential leases, provides as follows: “The landlord may
claim of the payment or deposit only those amounts as are reasonably
necessary to remedy tenant defaults in the payment of rent, to repair
damages to the premises caused by the tenant, or to clean the premises upon
termination of the tenancy, if the payment or deposit is made for any or all of
those specific purposes.” (Italics added.) Focusing on the italicized portion of
the provision, Aljabban contends that the security deposit he paid to FISM
may not be used to repair damages to the premises because there was no
agreement between the parties that the deposit was “made for . . . those
specific purposes.” (Ibid.)
      As Aljabban points out, the vendor’s permit states that Aljabban and

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