Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) All factory-built housing bearing an insignia of approval pursuant to Section 19980 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all ordinances or regulations enacted by any city, city and county, county, or district which may be applicable to the construction of housin…

(a) The department by rule and regulation shall establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs incurred by the department for the work related to the administration and enforcement of this part. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the fees collected shall be plac…

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent the department from delegating by written contract its enforcement authority to local government agencies or from approving design approval agencies, as provided in Section 19991.3. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 304, Sec. 2.)

All building standards shall be adopted and published in the State Building Standards Code pursuant to Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of this division, and all other rules and regulations promulgated by the commission under the authority of this part shall be adopted pu…

If the department determines that standards for the construction of factory-built housing, which have been prescribed by the statutes or rules and regulations of other states, are at least equal to the standards of the State Building Standards Code and the other requirements pres…

(a) The department shall provide housing rental-related subsidies for the purposes of disaster relief to persons rendered homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to unemployment, underemployment, or other economic hardship resulting from the state of emergency proclaimed by …

Any rule, policy, or standard of general application employed by the department in implementing the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Titl…

(a) When the legislative body adopts an ordinance declaring the need for a commission, the mayor or chairman of the board of supervisors or similar official, with the approval of the legislative body, shall appoint the number of resident electors of the community as commissioners…

(a) Commissioners shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The legislative body may also provide for other compensation pursuant to either subdivision (b) or (c). (b) If the ordinance of the legisla…

A commissioner, unless the legislative body is the commission, may not be an elective officer or an employee of the community, but may be a member, commissioner, or employee of any other agency or authority in the community. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 642.)

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a redevelopment agency, that formerly operated pursuant to the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program (Part 1.9 (commencing with Section 34192)), but that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, shall be subject to…

Successor agencies are required to do all of the following: (a) Continue to make payments due for enforceable obligations. (1) On and after February 1, 2012, and until a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule becomes operative, only payments required pursuant to an enforceable ob…

(a) Successor agencies shall lack the authority to, and shall not, create new enforceable obligations or begin redevelopment work, except in compliance with an enforceable obligation, as defined by subdivision (d) of Section 34171, that existed prior to June 28, 2011. (b) Notwith…

(a) In addition to the powers granted to each successor agency, and notwithstanding anything in the act adding this part, including, but not limited to, Sections 34162 and 34189, a successor agency shall have the authority, rights, and powers of the redevelopment agency to which …

(a) (1) In addition to the powers granted to each successor agency, and notwithstanding anything in the act adding this part, including, but not limited to, Sections 34162 and 34189, the successor agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco shall ha…

(a) Commencing on the operative date of this part, agreements, contracts, or arrangements between the city or county, or city and county that created the redevelopment agency and the redevelopment agency are invalid and shall not be binding on the successor agency; provided, howe…

For purposes of this chapter with regard to a redevelopment agency that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, only references to “October 1, 2011,” and to the “operative date of this part” shall be modified in the manner described in Section 34191. All other dat…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 33411.3, if all or any portion of a redevelopment project was developed with low- or moderate-income housing units and low- or moderate-income housing units were developed with redevelopment agency assistance or pursuant to Section 33413, the redevelop…

(a) A city or county that includes a redevelopment agency that has complied with this part shall make the remittances required by this section to the county auditor-controller. The county auditor-controller shall deposit an amount as determined by Section 34194.4 into the Special…

(a) A city or county making remittances to the county auditor-controller pursuant to Section 34194 or 34194.5 may use any available funds not otherwise obligated for other uses. (b) In the 2011–12 fiscal year, the total amount paid pursuant to this chapter to school districts, co…

In choosing to continue redevelopment pursuant to this part, a city or county may enter into an agreement with the redevelopment agency in that jurisdiction, whereby the redevelopment agency will transfer a portion of its tax increment to the city or county, in an amount not to e…

For the 2011–12 fiscal year only, a redevelopment agency included in a city or county that complies with the provisions of this part shall be exempt from making the full allocation required to be made to the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, pursuant to Sections 33334.2, 3333…

(a) The county auditor-controller in each county in which a redevelopment agency exists shall establish in the county treasury a Special District Allocation Fund. The county auditor-controller shall deposit the following amounts into the fund out of each annual remittance by a ci…

This chapter may be cited as the Housing Operations Law. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)

The definition and general provisions contained in Sections 34602 to 34606, both inclusive, govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)

“Owner” means any nonprofit corporation, limited distribution mortgagor, mutual housing corporation, or cooperative or any legal entity or body which is (1) qualified for mortgage insurance or direct loans by the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency in the …

“Federal government” means the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)

“Local housing authority” means a housing authority created pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200), Part 2, Division 24 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)

“Housing facility” means any dwelling made available with financing provided through mortgage insurance, direct loan programs, or grants by the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency or any dwelling which is constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant…

Owners may enter into contracts with local housing authorities whereby the housing authority may provide services to the owners on a nonprofit basis for the planning, management, and operations of housing facilities. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)

(a) No financial institution shall discriminate in the availability of, or in the provision of, financial assistance for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, rehabilitating, improving, or refinancing housing accommodations due, in whole or in part, to the consideration of con…

(a) No financial institution shall discriminate in the availability of, or in the provision of, financial assistance for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, rehabilitating, improving, or refinancing housing accommodations due, in whole or in part, to the consideration of any…

No financial institution shall consider the racial, ethnic, religious, or national origin composition of a neighborhood or geographic area surrounding a housing accommodation or whether or not such composition is undergoing change, or is expected to undergo change, in appraising …

Nothing in this part shall (1) require a financial institution to provide financial assistance if it is clearly evident that occupancy of the housing accommodation would create an imminent threat to the health or safety of the occupant, or (2) be construed to preclude a financial…

The secretary shall issue such rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders as are necessary to interpret and enforce the provisions of this part and to affirmatively further the provisions of this part. The secretary may delegate the responsibilities imposed by this section to one…

(a) The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall monitor and investigate the lending patterns and practices of financial institutions for compliance with this part, including the lending patterns and practices for housing accommodations which are not occupied by the owner. If …

(a) The secretary shall adopt regulations applicable to all persons who are in the business of originating residential mortgage loans in this state, including, but not limited to, insurers, mortgage bankers, investment bankers, and credit unions and who are not depository institu…

(a) The coordinator, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Human Relations Agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Director of the Office of Planning, and any other executive officers the Governor may designate, shall develop goals for state participation in the …

In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the coordinator, in cooperation with the appropriate state officials, shall review the federal grant-in-aid programs and the available experimental and demonstration project funds to determine the most effective use which can be mad…

(a) A local agency may issue its negotiable bonds or notes for the purpose of financing historical rehabilitation, including the rehabilitation of (1) single properties for single participating parties, (2) a series of properties for a single participating party, (3) single prope…

The bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds, or the local agency, in its discretion, may issue bonds of both types. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the local agency and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding 50 years…

Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain provisions respecting any of the following terms and conditions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds: (a) The pledge of all or any part of the revenues, as define…

Neither the members of the legislative body of the local agency nor any person executing the bonds or notes shall be liable personally on the bonds or notes or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 134…

The local agency shall have the power out of any funds available therefor to purchase its bonds or notes. The local agency may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell such bonds, subject to and in accordance with agreements with the bondholders. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1345.)

In the discretion of the local agency, any bonds issued under the provisions of this part may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the local agency and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this part or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees appointed pursuant to any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, except to the extent the rights thereof may be restricted by the resol…