"NOTICE TO COSIGNER
If you sign this contract, you will have the same responsibility for the property and the same obligation to make payments that every renter has.
If any renter does not pay, you may have to pay the full amount owed, including late fees, and you may have to pay for certain loss or damage to the property.
The lessor may collect from you without first trying to collect from any other renter. The lessor can use the same collection methods against you that can be used against any renter, such as suing you or garnishing your wages.
This notice is not the contract that makes you responsible.
Before you sign, be sure you can afford to pay if you have to, and that you want to accept this responsibility."
Ca. Civ. Code § 1812.643