California Code
DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES

CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 34200. - 34200. This chapter may be cited as the Housing Authorities...

Section 34201. - 34201. It is hereby declared: (a) That there exist in...

Section 34202. - 34202. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 34203. - 34203. “Authority” means a public corporation created pursuant to this...

Section 34204. - 34204. “City” means any city or city and county. “County”...

Section 34205. - 34205. “Governing body” means the city council in the case...

Section 34206. - 34206. “Mayor” means the mayor of the city or the...

Section 34207. - 34207. “Clerk” means the clerk of the city or of...

Section 34208. - 34208. “Area of operation,” in the case of a city...

Section 34209. - 34209. “Area of operation,” in the case of a county...

Section 34210. - 34210. “Federal Government” means the United States, the Federal Emergency...

Section 34211. - 34211. “Slum” means any area where dwellings predominate which, by...

Section 34212. - 34212. “Housing project” means any work or undertaking to be...

Section 34213. - 34213. “Persons of low income” means persons or families whose...

Section 34213.1. - 34213.1. “Construction loan” means a short-term loan secured by real...

Section 34213.5. - 34213.5. “Tenant” means a person lawfully residing in rental housing...

Section 34213.6. - 34213.6. “Mortgage loan” means a long-term loan which is secured...

Section 34214. - 34214. “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or...

Section 34215. - 34215. “Real property” includes all land, including improvements and fixtures...

Section 34216. - 34216. “Obligee” includes any bondholder, trustee for any bondholders, or...

Section 34217. - 34217. A housing authority created pursuant to this part may,...

Section 34218. - 34218. Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9550) of Title 3...

Section 34219. - 34219. “Leased housing” includes, but is not limited to, low-rent...

ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities

Section 34240. - 34240. In each county and city there is a public...

Section 34240.1. - 34240.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 34240, the governing body...

Section 34241. - 34241. The governing body may make the determination as to...

Section 34242. - 34242. The governing body may adopt a resolution declaring that...

Section 34243. - 34243. In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary...

Section 34244. - 34244. In any proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of...

Section 34245. - 34245. If, after the lapse of two years after the...

Section 34246. - 34246. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing...

Section 34246.5. - 34246.5. (a) The governing bodies party to an agreement entered...

Section 34247. - 34247. The area of operation of an authority created pursuant...

Section 34248. - 34248. (a) If a city or county which enters into...

Section 34249. - 34249. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to prohibit...

Section 34250. - 34250. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing body,...

ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees

Section 34270. - 34270. When the governing body of a city adopts a...

Section 34270.1. - 34270.1. The provisions of this section apply to an authority...

Section 34271. - 34271. When the governing body of a county adopts such...

Section 34271.5. - 34271.5. (a) The governing body of a county of the...

Section 34272. - 34272. (a) In the case of a commission of five...

Section 34273. - 34273. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any...

Section 34274. - 34274. A commissioner shall not be regularly employed by the...

Section 34275. - 34275. The power of each authority is vested in the...

Section 34276. - 34276. In the case of a commission of five persons,...

Section 34277. - 34277. The mayor of the city or the governing body...

Section 34278. - 34278. (a) An authority shall select from among its commissioners...

Section 34279. - 34279. For the legal services it requires, an authority may...

Section 34280. - 34280. An authority may delegate to one or more of...

Section 34281. - 34281. A commissioner or employee of an authority shall not...

Section 34282. - 34282. For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office,...

Section 34283. - 34283. The commissioners shall provide by resolution for the time...

Section 34284. - 34284. The governing body of any city or county may...

Section 34285. - 34285. (a) The governing body of a city or county...

Section 34286. - 34286. Any tenant shall be eligible for appointment as a...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Alternative Officers

Section 34290. - 34290. (a) As an alternative to the appointment of commissioners...

Section 34291. - 34291. A governing body of a county or city which...

Section 34292. - 34292. If a housing commission is created as provided in...

Section 34293. - 34293. A governing body of a county or city which...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities

Section 34310. - 34310. An authority constitutes a corporate and politic public body,...

Section 34311. - 34311. An authority may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b)...

Section 34312. - 34312. Within its area of operation, an authority may undertake...

Section 34312.3. - 34312.3. (a) Subject to the requirements of this section and...

Section 34312.4. - 34312.4. (a) Subject to the requirements of Article 5 (commencing...

Section 34312.5. - 34312.5. (a) An authority may provide leased housing to persons...

Section 34312.6. - 34312.6. The same notice requirements as specified in Section 65863.10...

Section 34312.7. - 34312.7. (a) (1) When refunding revenue bonds for multifamily housing...

Section 34313. - 34313. Except where there existed on September 15, 1945, contracts...

Section 34314. - 34314. An authority may arrange or contract for the furnishing...

Section 34315. - 34315. An authority may: (a) Lease or rent any dwellings,...

Section 34315.3. - 34315.3. An authority may accept financial or other assistance from...

Section 34315.5. - 34315.5. An authority may transfer real property not needed by...

Section 34315.7. - 34315.7. Real property owned by an authority which the authority...

Section 34316. - 34316. An authority may: (a) Invest any money held in...

Section 34316.1. - 34316.1. The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630)...

Section 34316.2. - 34316.2. An authority may deposit the money of the authority...

Section 34316.5. - 34316.5. The proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this part...

Section 34317. - 34317. Within its area of operation, an authority may: (a)...

Section 34318. - 34318. Acting through one or more commissioners or other person...

Section 34319. - 34319. An authority may exercise all or any part or...

Section 34320. - 34320. No law concerning the acquisition, operation, or disposition of...

Section 34320.5. - 34320.5. An authority shall provide relocation assistance and shall make...

Section 34321. - 34321. It is declared to be the policy of the...

Section 34322. - 34322. Except as provided by Section 34312.3, in the operation...

Section 34322.2. - 34322.2. Each authority shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a...

Section 34322.5. - 34322.5. No authority shall require occupants of any project to...

Section 34323. - 34323. Nothing contained in Sections 34321 and 34322 shall be...

Section 34324. - 34324. Any two or more authorities may join or co-operate...

Section 34325. - 34325. An authority may acquire by eminent domain any real...

Section 34326. - 34326. All housing projects are subject to the planning, zoning,...

Section 34327. - 34327. An authority may: (a) Borrow money or accept grants...

Section 34327.3. - 34327.3. County public housing agencies may apply for, process, and...

Section 34327.5. - 34327.5. Whether or not the type, amount, and manner of...

Section 34327.6. - 34327.6. All funds of housing authorities not subject to audit...

Section 34328. - 34328. At least once a year, an authority shall file...

Section 34328.1. - 34328.1. (a) Every housing authority shall file on the first...

Section 34328.2. - 34328.2. The mayor or any member of the governing body...

Section 34330. - 34330. An authority shall have the power to: (a) Assist...

Section 34331. - 34331. In the operation or management of housing projects an...

Section 34332. - 34332. An authority shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 34333. - 34333. Any attempted waiver in any lease or rental agreement...

Section 34334. - 34334. No responsibility of a private landlord of leased housing,...

ARTICLE 5 - Bonds

Section 34350. - 34350. An authority shall have the following powers: (a) To...

Section 34350.2. - 34350.2. A housing authority may not issue bonds pursuant to...

Section 34350.5. - 34350.5. The exercise of any or all powers granted by...

Section 34351. - 34351. An authority may issue such types of bonds as...

Section 34352. - 34352. (a) Any of the bonds may be additionally secured...

Section 34353. - 34353. Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person...

Section 34354. - 34354. By resolution, an authority may authorize the issuance of...

Section 34354.5. - 34354.5. Notwithstanding Section 34354 or any other provision of law,...

Section 34355. - 34355. The bonds may be sold at public or private...

Section 34356. - 34356. The bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signatures...

Section 34357. - 34357. In any proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of...

Section 34358. - 34358. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the...

Section 34359. - 34359. An authority may: (a) Pledge all or any part...

Section 34360. - 34360. An authority may: (a) Covenant against pledging all or...

Section 34361. - 34361. An authority may: (a) Covenant as to the rents...

Section 34362. - 34362. An authority may prescribe procedure by which the terms...

Section 34363. - 34363. An authority may: (a) Covenant as to the use...

Section 34364. - 34364. An authority may: (a) Appoint one or more banks...

Section 34365. - 34365. An authority may exercise all or any part or...

Section 34366. - 34366. Any authority may submit to the Attorney General any...

Section 34366.5. - 34366.5. An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9...

Section 34367. - 34367. Subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon him,...

Section 34368. - 34368. By its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other...

Section 34369. - 34369. Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws...

Section 34370. - 34370. It is the purpose of Section 34369 to authorize...

Section 34371. - 34371. Insofar as the provisions of Sections 34369 and 34370...

Section 34372. - 34372. An authority may provide for the issuance of bonds...

Section 34373. - 34373. An authority which has issued bonds pursuant to this...

Section 34374. - 34374. Investments under Section 34373 may include mortgage obligations on...

Section 34375. - 34375. All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations

Section 34376. - 34376. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it would...

Section 34377. - 34377. An authority may issue bonds to provide funds to...

Section 34377.2. - 34377.2. (a) Occupancy and rent restrictions with respect to housing...

Section 34377.4. - 34377.4. An authority may, in conjunction with the financing of...

Section 34377.6. - 34377.6. Whenever a complaint is received concerning a violation of...

Section 34378. - 34378. For the purposes of this article, an authority shall...

Section 34379. - 34379. (a) Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be...

ARTICLE 6 - Claims

Section 34380. - 34380. All claims for money or damages against the authority...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Tax Exemption of Housing Authority Property

Section 34400. - 34400. It has been found and declared in the Housing...

Section 34401. - 34401. The property of an authority is exempt from all...

Section 34402. - 34402. The bonds of an authority are issued for an...

CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law

Section 34500. - 34500. This chapter may be cited as the Housing Cooperation...

Section 34501. - 34501. It has been found and declared in the Housing...

Section 34502. - 34502. The powers conferred by this chapter are supplemental to...

Section 34503. - 34503. Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions contained in...

Section 34504. - 34504. “Housing authority” means any housing authority created pursuant to...

Section 34505. - 34505. “Housing projects” means any work or undertaking of a...

Section 34506. - 34506. “State public body” means any city, county, borough, commission,...

Section 34507. - 34507. “Governing body” means the council, board of supervisors, board...

Section 34508. - 34508. “Federal Government” means the United States, the Federal Emergency...

Section 34509. - 34509. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the...

Section 34510. - 34510. A state public body may dedicate, sell, convey, or...

Section 34511. - 34511. A state public body may cause parks, playgrounds, recreational,...

Section 34512. - 34512. A state public body may furnish, dedicate, close, pave,...

Section 34513. - 34513. A state public body may: (a) Plan or replan,...

Section 34514. - 34514. Any city or city and county also may change...

Section 34515. - 34515. A state public body may enter into agreements with...

Section 34516. - 34516. A state public body may do any of the...

Section 34517. - 34517. With respect to any housing project which a housing...

Section 34518. - 34518. A state public body may incur the entire expense...

Section 34519. - 34519. In connection with any housing project located wholly or...

Section 34520. - 34520. When any housing authority created for any city or...

Section 34521. - 34521. The exercise by a state public body of the...

CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law

Section 34600. - 34600. This chapter may be cited as the Housing Operations...

Section 34601. - 34601. The definition and general provisions contained in Sections 34602...

Section 34602. - 34602. “Owner” means any nonprofit corporation, limited distribution mortgagor, mutual...

Section 34603. - 34603. “Federal government” means the United States or any agency...

Section 34604. - 34604. “Local housing authority” means a housing authority created pursuant...

Section 34605. - 34605. “Housing facility” means any dwelling made available with financing...

Section 34606. - 34606. Owners may enter into contracts with local housing authorities...