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Can a landlord legally keep my application holding fee in California if I cancel the lease today due to a sudden job relocation?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Can a landlord legally keep my application holding fee in California if I cancel the lease today due to a sudden job relocation?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California landlord keep holding deposit if applicant cancels before signing lease holding deposit law Civil Code 1950.5 application holding feeGoogle ↗
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California Civil Code 1950.5 holding deposit prospective tenant landlord application deposit cancellation lease signedGoogle ↗
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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence100%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
California landlord keep holding deposit if applicant cancels before signing lease holding deposit law Civil Code 1950.5 application holding fee Google ↗
California Civil Code 1950.5 holding deposit prospective tenant landlord application deposit cancellation lease signed Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
California landlord keep holding deposit if applicant cancels before signing lease holding deposit law Civil Code 1950.5 application holding fee
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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California Civil Code 1950.5 holding deposit prospective tenant landlord application deposit cancellation lease signed
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Consequence——1x
of 1