WomensLaw serves and supports all survivors, no matter their sex or gender.
Legal Information: California
Laws current as of
January 11, 2024How does the law define "immediate family member" and "household member"?
If you are the tenant, your “immediate family member” is defined as your parent, step-parent, spouse, child, child-in-law, step-child, sibling, or any person living in your household who has a relationship with you that is substantially similar to that of a family member. Your “household member” is defined as a member of your family who lives in the same household as you.1
1 Cal.Civ.Code § 1946.7(h)(1), (h)(3)
© 2008–2024 WomensLaw.org is a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. All rights reserved. This website is funded in part through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). NNEDV is a 501©(3) non-profit organization; EIN 52-1973408.
English
Español
