What is the proper venue for a breach of contract action?

"Venue, the county in which an action takes place, is statutorily governed by the type or form of the particular action." (Lebastchi v. Superior Court (1995) 33 Cal.App.4th 1465, 1469 (Lebastchi).) The general venue rule provides that venue is appropriate in the county where the defendant resides. (See 395, subd. (a) ["Except as otherwise provided by law . . . , the superior court in the county where the defendants or some of them reside at the commencement of the action is the proper court for the trial of the action."], italics added.) This general rule is subject to exceptions for certain types of actions, including breach of contract claims. (See 395, subd. (a) [an action founded on a contract may be tried in the superior court in the county where the obligation will be performed, where the contract was entered into, or where the defendant resides at the commencement of the action, "unless there is a special contract in writing to the contrary"].)

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