City of Vista v. Fielder

In City of Vista v. Fielder (1996) 13 Cal.4th 612, the court was faced with the question of whether "a provision of a lease that declares that the lease terminates if all the property subject thereto is acquired for public use deprives the lessee of any right he may have to compensation for the taking of his leasehold or other property." ( 13 Cal.4th At p. 614.) The court held that 6 termination of a lease "does not affect any right of the lessee to compensation related thereto." These rules, however, "may indeed be displaced by a provision of a lease to the contrary." ( Id. at p. 618.)