Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “At large” means the election of members of the board of directors all of whom are elected by the voters of the entire district. (b) “Board of directors” me…

(a) This division provides the authority for the organization and powers of community services districts. This division succeeds the former Division 3 (commencing with Section 61000) as added by Chapter 1746 of the Statutes of 1955, as subsequently amended, and any of its statuto…

This division shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

If any provision of this division or the application of any provision of this division in any circumstance or to any person, county, city, special district, school district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect oth…

(a) Any action to determine the validity of the organization of a district shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (b) Any action to determine the validity of any bonds, warrants, contracts, obliga…

(a) Territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, whether in one or more counties, may be included in a district. (b) Except as provided in this part, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (com…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, districts are subject to the Uniform District Election Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code. (b) A board of directors may require that the election of members to the board of directors …

Whenever the boundaries of a district or a zone change, the district shall comply with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 2006, shall be determined pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

(a) Except as provided in this chapter, the initial board of directors shall be elected. (b) The directors may be elected by one of the following methods: (1) At large. (2) By divisions. (3) From divisions. (c) The elections and terms of office shall be determined pursuant to the…

(a) In the case of a proposed district which contains only unincorporated territory in a single county and less than 100 voters, the local agency formation commission may provide, as a term and condition of approving the formation of the district, that the county board of supervi…

Within its boundaries, a district may do any of the following: (a) Supply water for any beneficial uses, in the same manner as a municipal water district, formed pursuant to the Municipal Water District Law of 1911, Division 20 (commencing with Section 71000) of the Water Code. I…

A district may provide the facilities and services authorized by Section 61100 outside its boundaries, subject to Section 56133. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

A district may provide electricity within its boundaries if the local agency formation commission designated the district as the successor to another special district that was extinguished as the result of any change of organization or reorganization, and that other special distr…

(a) A district that acquires, constructs, improves, and maintains streets, roads, rights-of-way, bridges, culverts, drains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and any incidental works pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 61100 shall have the powers, duties, and authority of a county fo…

(a) A district that acquires, constructs, improves, and maintains streets, roads, rights-of-way, bridges, culverts, drains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and any incidental work pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 61100 may grant franchises pursuant to any of the following: (1) S…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the unique circumstances that exist in certain communities justify the enactment of special statutes for specific districts. In enacting this section, the Legislature intends to provide specific districts with special statutory powers t…

(a) If a board of directors desires to exercise a latent power, the district shall first receive the approval of the local agency formation commission, pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3. (b) After receiving the approva…

(a) If a board of directors desires to divest itself of a power that is authorized pursuant to this chapter and if the termination of that power would require another public agency to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the district shall first receive the ap…

(a) Not less than 25 percent of all taxes that are allocated to the authority from any participating entity pursuant to Section 62005 shall be deposited into a separate Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund pursuant to Section 62101 and used by the authority for the purposes of in…

(a) The funds that are required by Section 62100 or 62103 to be used for the purposes of increasing, improving, and preserving the community’s supply of low- and moderate-income housing shall be held in a separate Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund until used. (b) Any interest …

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (d), each authority shall expend over each 10-year period of the community revitalization plan the moneys in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund to assist housing for persons of low income and housing for persons of very low income in a…

Every community revitalization plan shall contain both of the following: (a) A provision that requires, whenever dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income are destroyed or removed from the low- and moderate-income housing market as part of a revitaliza…

Programs to assist or develop low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to this part shall be entitled to priority consideration after a program implemented by a housing successor pursuant to Section 34176.1 of the Health and Safety Code for assistance in housing programs adminis…

The same notice requirements as specified in Section 65863.10 shall apply to multifamily rental housing that receives financial assistance pursuant to Sections 62100 and 62101. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 319, Sec. 2. (AB 2) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Notwithstanding Sections 62100 and 62101, assistance provided by an authority to preserve the availability to lower income households of affordable housing units within the plan area which are assisted or subsidized by public entities and which are threatened with imminent conver…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, not later than six months following the close of any fiscal year of an authority in which excess surplus accumulates in the authority’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, the authority may adopt a plan pursuant to this sect…

(a) (1) Upon failure of the authority to expend or encumber excess surplus in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund within one year from the date the moneys become excess surplus, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (g), the authority shall do either of the following: (…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 50079.5, 50093, and 50105 of the Health and Safety Code, for purposes of providing assistance to mortgagors participating in a homeownership residential mortgage revenue bond program pursuant to Section 33750 of the Health and Safety Code, or a home f…

The covenants or restrictions imposed by the authority pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 62101 may be subordinated under any of the following alternatives: (a) To a lien, encumbrance, or regulatory agreement under a federal or state program when a federal or state agency is …

Subsidies provided pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 62100 may include payment of a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by a public agency to finance housing for persons and families specified in that paragraph if the authority ensures by contract that the …

For each interest in real property acquired using moneys from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, the authority shall, within five years from the date it first acquires the property interest for the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and modera…

This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the Regional Housing Finance Act. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)

For purposes of this title: (a) “Affordable housing” means housing that is subject to an affordability restriction or equity sharing agreement with a public entity that reserves units for persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health an…

The Legislature finds and declares that providing a regional financing mechanism for affordable housing production and preservation throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the Californi…

(a) An authority may raise and allocate new revenue through both of the following funding mechanisms: (1) Special taxes, subject to voter approval, as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 62550) of Chapter 2, as follows: (A) A parcel tax, as provided in Section 62550. (…

This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. (AB 1487) Effective January 1, 2020.)

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The San Francisco Bay area is facing the most significant housing crisis in the region’s history, as countless residents are facing insurmountable housing costs, spend hours driving every day, are one paycheck away from an evi…

For purposes of this title: (a) “Affordable housing” is defined as housing that is restricted by recorded document to provide the housing at an affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, or an affordable rent, as defined in Section 50053…

The Legislature finds and declares that providing a regional financing mechanism for affordable housing production, preservation, and tenant protections in the San Francisco Bay area, as described in this section and Section 64501, is a matter of statewide concern and is not a mu…

The authority, subject to prior approval by the executive board, may raise and allocate new revenue through both of the following funding mechanisms: (a) (1) Special taxes, subject to voter approval, as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 64610) of Chapter 2, as follow…

This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the Los Angeles County Regional Housing Finance Act. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 661, Sec. 1. (SB 679) Effective January 1, 2023.)

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Los Angeles County is facing the most significant housing crisis in the region’s history, as tens of thousands of residents are living in overcrowded housing, being pushed out of their homes, spending hours driving every day t…

For purposes of this title: (a) “Agency” means the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency established pursuant to Section 64710. (b) “Board” means the governing board of the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency. (c) “Community land trust” has the…

The Legislature finds and declares that providing a regional financing mechanism for affordable housing development, preservation, and renter protections in Los Angeles County, as described in this section and Section 64701, is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal…

The provisions of this title are severable. If any provision of this title or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 661, …