Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

(a) The owners’ association shall cause to be prepared a report for each fiscal year, except the first year, for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of the improvements, maintenance, and activities described in the report. The owners’ association’s f…

The management district plan may, but is not required to, state that an owners’ association will provide the improvements, maintenance, and activities described in the management district plan. If the management district plan designates an owners’ association, the city shall cont…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an owners’ association shall comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), at all times when matters within the subject matter of the dist…

(a) The owners’ association shall cause to be prepared a report for each fiscal year, except the first year, for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of the improvements and activities described in the report. The owners’ association’s first report sh…

The management district plan may, but is not required to, state that an owners’ association will provide the improvements or activities described in the management district plan. If the management district plan designates an owners’ association, the city shall contract with the d…

(a) Any district previously established whose term has expired, may be renewed by following the procedures for establishment as provided in this chapter. (b) Upon renewal, any remaining revenues derived from the levy of assessments, or any revenues derived from the sale of assets…

(a) Any district established or extended pursuant to the provisions of this part, where there is no indebtedness, outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the purposes of the district, may be disestablished by resolution by the city council in either of the following…

(a) Upon the disestablishment of a district, any remaining revenues, after all outstanding debts are paid, derived from the levy of assessments, or derived from the sale of assets acquired with the revenues, or from bond reserve or construction funds, shall be refunded to the own…

Whenever in this division notice is required to be given by mail, notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 53753 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 194, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The clerk shall upon the completion of the mailing of the notice file with the legislative body an affidavit setting forth the time and manner of the compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The failure of the clerk to mail any notice or the failure of any person to receive the same shall not affect in any way whatsoever the validity of any proceedings taken under this division, nor prevent the legislative body from proceeding with any hearing so noticed. (Added by S…

The provisions of this chapter relating to grades are alternative provisions and shall not repeal any other provisions of this division or of this code relating to change of grade. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body may, by resolution, establish, change, or modify the official grade of any street, boulevard, park or place which is to be improved pursuant to this division, and the words “official grade” when used in this division shall mean the grade so established, chang…

The grade to which any work shall be done shall be that which is shown on the plans or profiles therefor or it may be done on the grade formally established by the legislative body. If any official grade has already been adopted or established for any of the streets, avenues, or …

Any property owner whose property is to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of the proposed work may at the time fixed in the resolution of intention for hearing of objections to the proposed work, appear before the legislative body and make objection to the proposed grade …

Form of bond. The bond shall be substantially in the following form: Improvement Bond Series (designating it), in the City (or County) of (naming it) $_____ No. ____ Under and by virtue of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Part 5 of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code), I, out…

Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 5330) to represent an assessment against a possessory interest created by a lease in Indian-owned property shall be substantially in the following form: IMPROVEMENT BOND Series (designating it), in the City (or County…

The bond shall be manually signed by the treasurer of the city or county, or a facsimile signature may be reproduced thereon. A facsimile signature of the treasurer is one that is printed, lithographed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise mechanically reproduced. (Amended by Stats. 1…

The bonds shall: (a) Be payable to the party to whom they issue, or to order. (b) Be serial bonds. (c) Bear interest at the rate specified in the resolution of intention to do the work, unless the legislative body determines that a lesser rate of interest is appropriate at the ti…

The bonds shall extend over a period not exceeding 24 years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st following their date. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 825.)

The legislative body conducting the proceedings may provide for a classification of assessments into different terms of maturity so that some assessments may be made to mature over a shorter period of time than other assessments and may also provide for assessments to mature in o…

The interest shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on the second days of January and July, respectively, of each year after the date of the bonds. The bonds shall bear the date of the 31st day after the date of recordation of the warrant, whether or not such date falls on a S…

The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect, in the resolution of intention, to have the redemption provisions of said bond provide a premium of 5 percent of the unmatured principal. In such case, the words, “together with a premium of 5 percent of said unmatured pr…

Said bonds may be made payable to the contractor or to his last assignee as shown by the assignment filed with and approved by the superintendent of streets. Said bonds may also be made payable to bearer in which case the words “or order” may be deleted. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch…

The provisions of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 53430) and 3 (commencing with Section 53460) of Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code shall apply to lost or destroyed or mutilated bonds issued pursuant to this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 654.)

In the event there are unpaid assessments levied against public property which are payable as provided in Section 5302.5 of this code, the treasurer shall, simultaneously with the issuance of bonds, if bonds are to be issued in the proceedings, issue certificates representing ass…

The interest upon the certificate provided in Section 6467 shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on the second day of December and June, respectively, of each year a principal payment matures. The certificate shall bear date determined by the date of bonds if bonds are to be …

The certificates shall have annual principal coupons attached to them payable in annual order, the first of which shall be payable not later than June 2, beginning with the fiscal year next following the date of the certificate until all are paid. Each principal coupon shall be f…

The certificate shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of the city conducting the proceedings upon presentation of the principal and interest coupons. At least 30 days prior to the first day of July of each and every year after the date of the certificate, until the cert…

If no protests are filed within the time provided, or if protests are filed and after hearing are denied, as provided in this part, the city council shall acquire jurisdiction to order to be made and shall by ordinance order the change or modification of grade as proposed by and …

The ordinance ordering the change or modification of grade shall be published by two insertions in a daily or by one insertion in a weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city. If no such newspaper is published and circulated therein, the ordinance shall be posted for t…

If the grade of any street or portion thereof has been heretofore or is hereafter changed or modified, nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent any subsequent change or changes, modification or modifications of grade of any such street or portion thereof. (Added by Stat…

The commission has all of the following powers: (a) To sue and be sued in its own name. (b) To adopt a seal. (c) To lay out, establish, construct, and maintain projects for separation of grade by underpass, overpass, or tunnel, or any combination thereof, over or under one or mor…

The owners of property liable to pay assessments have the right to pay such assessments, together with interest thereon as provided by the proceedings and statute under which the outstanding bonds were issued. If the owners of property against which assessments remain unpaid so e…

The assessments upon property as to which such written notice has been given shall be paid and collected with interest and penalties thereon as provided by the proceedings and statute under which the bonds to be refunded were issued. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

Outstanding bonds payable serially as the assessments are payable, and in principal amount equal to the principal of the assessments included in written notices given pursuant to this chapter shall not be canceled in the refunding proceeding but, with interest, shall be payable a…

In the event any property owner elects to continue to pay assessments as provided in this chapter, the proposed reassessment upon his parcel of land as set forth in the statement on file shall be marked “Not to be levied” and no reassessment shall be levied on such parcel in the …

If in order that the principal amount of outstanding bonds not canceled in the refunding proceedings which is payable annually and interest thereon shall equal the principal amount of assessments made under the original proceedings which are payable annually and interest thereon,…

If any property owner does not elect to continue to pay assessments as provided in this chapter, then the legislative body shall make a reassessment against his property in the refunding proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

The validity of any refunding bonds issued under this division shall not be contested in any action, suit, or proceeding unless the action or proceeding is brought within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution providing for their issuance. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 496, Se…

After the reassessment has been confirmed, it shall not be contested in any way other than at the time and in the manner specified in this division, and in any action, all findings, conclusions and determinations of the legislative body which conducted the reassessment proceeding…

No defect in the form of any reassessment levied pursuant to this division and no statutory defect in any of the proceedings relating to the reassessment and refunding shall in any way invalidate any reassessment or any refunding bond. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effe…

No bond, reassessment, or installment thereof, or of the interest or penalties thereon, and no certificate of sale or deed shall be held invalid for error in the computation of the proper amount due on it if the error be found to be comparatively negligible or is found to be in f…

An action to determine the validity of a reassessment and of any refunding bonds issued or to be issued thereon may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. For that purpose, the reassessment shall be dee…

If any reassessment or any refunding bond is held illegal or invalid in any action or proceeding upon any ground which would apply to the entire reassessment or the entire issue of refunding bonds, then the unpaid bonds refunded remain in full force and effect. If the unpaid bond…

If refunding bonds are invalidated or held to be illegal, all of the provisions of the act shall apply to the original bonds and to any bonds issued under Section 9705 to replace the original bonds. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective July 17, 1984.)