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PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5000. - 5000. This division may be cited as the Improvement Act...
Section 5001. - 5001. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...
Section 5002. - 5002. This division provides an alternative system for doing the...
Section 5003. - 5003. This division shall be liberally construed in order to...
Section 5004. - 5004. Whenever in any proceedings under this division, a time...
Section 5005. - 5005. “City” includes counties, cities, cities and counties and all...
Section 5006. - 5006. “Legislative body” when used with reference to a county...
Section 5007. - 5007. “Clerk” when used with reference to a county means...
Section 5008. - 5008. “Treasurer” when used with reference to a county means...
Section 5009. - 5009. “Mayor” when used with reference to a county means...
Section 5010. - 5010. “Council chambers” refers to the place where the regular...
Section 5011. - 5011. “Street superintendent” or “superintendent of streets” when used with...
Section 5012. - 5012. If there is no street superintendent or superintendent of...
Section 5012.5. - 5012.5. In a city in which there is a superintendent...
Section 5013. - 5013. “Engineer” when applied to a county means the county...
Section 5014. - 5014. “Street” includes avenues, highways, lanes, alleys, crossings, or intersections...
Section 5018. - 5018. “Place” includes any public park or pleasure ground and...
Section 5019. - 5019. “Paved” or “repaved” includes pavement of stone, paving blocks...
Section 5020. - 5020. “Contractor” means the person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization...
Section 5021. - 5021. “Owner” means the person owning the fee, or the...
Section 5022. - 5022. “Lot,” “land,” “piece,” or “parcel of land” whether used...
Section 5022.5. - 5022.5. “Lot,” “portion of lot,” “land,” “piece,” or “parcel of...
Section 5023. - 5023. “Work” or “improvement” whether used singly or in combination...
Section 5023.1. - 5023.1. “Acquisition,” or any of its variants, means one or...
Section 5024. - 5024. “Incidental expense” includes all of the following: (a) Compensation...
Section 5025. - 5025. In all resolutions, notices, orders and determinations, subsequent to...
Section 5026. - 5026. The legislative body of a county, city or city...
PART 2 - NOTICE
CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions
Section 5050. - 5050. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...
Section 5051. - 5051. Whenever any notice, resolution, order, or other matter is...
Section 5052. - 5052. No notice, nor any publication of any notice, order,...
CHAPTER 2 - Notice by Publication
Section 5060. - 5060. The provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6000)...
Section 5061. - 5061. Whenever in this division a notice, resolution, order or...
Section 5062. - 5062. Whenever in this division a notice, resolution, order or...
Section 5063. - 5063. Proof of the publication or posting of any notice,...
CHAPTER 3 - Notice by Posting
Section 5065. - 5065. Whenever in this division notice is required to be...
CHAPTER 4 - Notice by Mail
Section 5070. - 5070. Whenever in this division notice is required to be...
Section 5071. - 5071. The clerk shall upon the completion of the mailing...
Section 5072. - 5072. The failure of the clerk to mail any notice...
PART 3 - PERFORMING THE WORK
CHAPTER 1 - Work Which May Be Done
Section 5100. - 5100. (a) All streets, places, public ways, or property, or...
Section 5101. - 5101. Whenever, in the opinion of the legislative body, the...
Section 5101.4. - 5101.4. In the case of a proposal for a water...
Section 5101.5. - 5101.5. Whenever in the opinion of the legislative body the...
Section 5101.6. - 5101.6. Following the levy of an assessment pursuant to this...
Section 5101.7. - 5101.7. The legislative body of a city may order the...
Section 5101.8. - 5101.8. (a) The legislative body of a city may order...
Section 5102. - 5102. In any proceeding for the making of any work...
Section 5103. - 5103. Whenever the work or improvement includes the installation of...
Section 5104. - 5104. If the written consent of the owner of the...
Section 5105. - 5105. (a) Whenever, in the opinion of the legislative body,...
CHAPTER 1.5 - Elections
Section 5108. - 5108. Approval of the owners of land for any improvements...
Section 5108.3. - 5108.3. The proposition is approved if a majority of the...
Section 5108.4. - 5108.4. Notwithstanding Section 5108.3, the legislative body may delay the...
Section 5108.5. - 5108.5. If an assessment district is created pursuant to Section...
CHAPTER 2 - Extending Work Beyond City Limits
Section 5115. - 5115. When the public interest or convenience so requires, and...
Section 5116. - 5116. The legislative body may establish, change or modify the...
Section 5117. - 5117. The city may include within the boundaries of an...
Section 5118. - 5118. The proposed resolution of intention shall be submitted to...
Section 5119. - 5119. Notwithstanding any other provision, upon obtaining the consent of...
CHAPTER 2.5 - Contribution Toward Cost of Work
Section 5125. - 5125. Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, the legislative...
Section 5126. - 5126. At any time or times prior to confirmation of...
Section 5127. - 5127. If the assessment district includes property out of the...
Section 5128. - 5128. The legislative body may, in its discretion, provide that...
Section 5129. - 5129. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body,...
CHAPTER 3 - Resolution of Intention
Section 5130. - 5130. Before ordering any work to be done under this...
Section 5131. - 5131. Before ordering any work done which is authorized by...
Section 5132. - 5132. The resolution of intention shall be sufficient if it...
Section 5132.05. - 5132.05. (a) If the proceedings include any acquisition and the...
Section 5132.1. - 5132.1. In addition to the notice included in the resolution...
Section 5132.2. - 5132.2. Each notice sent pursuant to Section 5132.1 shall contain...
Section 5132.3. - 5132.3. At the time, date, and place stated in the...
Section 5132.4. - 5132.4. If the legislative body has complied with the notice,...
Section 5133. - 5133. The clerk shall cause the resolution of intention to...
Section 5134. - 5134. The legislative body may include in one proceeding, under...
Section 5135. - 5135. The legislative body may elect to agree to purchase,...
Section 5135.5. - 5135.5. When the contractor, at the time of execution of...
Section 5136. - 5136. As an alternative procedure for the doing of work...
CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of Grade for Work
Section 5150. - 5150. The provisions of this chapter relating to grades are...
Section 5150.5. - 5150.5. The legislative body may, by resolution, establish, change, or...
Section 5151. - 5151. The grade to which any work shall be done...
Section 5152. - 5152. Any property owner whose property is to be assessed...
CHAPTER 5 - Work Affecting Distribution of Domestic Water Supply by Public Agencies
Section 5170. - 5170. If the work proposed to be done includes the...
Section 5171. - 5171. Before requiring the plans, specifications and estimates provided for...
Section 5172. - 5172. The legislative body may adopt the plans and specifications...
Section 5173. - 5173. The public agency which supplies the plans and specifications...
Section 5174. - 5174. After the work has been completed and accepted, title...
CHAPTER 6 - Creating Assessment Districts
Section 5180. - 5180. The legislative body shall make the expense of such...
Section 5181. - 5181. The district may be described by: (a) Stating its...
Section 5182. - 5182. The assessment district need not be described in any...
CHAPTER 7 - Notice of Improvement
Section 5194. - 5194. The legislative body shall appoint the time and place...
Section 5196. - 5196. If the doing of the work requires a change...
Section 5198. - 5198. This chapter shall not apply if the hearing of...
CHAPTER 8 - Protest and Hearing
Section 5221.5. - 5221.5. In lieu of hearing and passing upon protests as...
Section 5223. - 5223. If it shall be necessary, in order to find...
Section 5225. - 5225. If no protests or objections in writing have been...
Section 5227. - 5227. Nothing in this act contained shall prohibit the legislative...
CHAPTER 13 - General Provisions Relating to Assessments
Section 5300. - 5300. Whenever a railroad, street, or interurban railroad right-of-way shall...
Section 5301. - 5301. If a lot or parcel of land belonging to...
Section 5302. - 5302. If any such lots or parcels of land are...
Section 5302.5. - 5302.5. If the legislative body, in the resolution of intention,...
Section 5302.6. - 5302.6. As an alternative method to that method provided in...
Section 5303. - 5303. If the legislative body, in the resolution of intention,...
Section 5305. - 5305. The legislative body may provide for deferral of payment...
CHAPTER 14 - Assessment of Property Owned by the State of California
Section 5320. - 5320. Notwithstanding the terms and provisions of any other section...
Section 5321. - 5321. All real property acquired by the State of California...
Section 5322. - 5322. The State of California or any department thereof that...
Section 5323. - 5323. The State of California or any department thereof having...
Section 5324. - 5324. Neither the State of California nor any department thereof...
Section 5325. - 5325. If the State of California or such department thereof...
CHAPTER 14.5 - Assessments of Indian-Owned Property
Section 5330. - 5330. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the provisions...
Section 5331. - 5331. As used in this chapter, “Indian-owned property” means any...
Section 5332. - 5332. Whenever Indian-owned property is leased, and a possessory interest...
Section 5333. - 5333. Any such assessment shall be secured by an assignment...
Section 5334. - 5334. When bonds are to be issued to represent unpaid...
Section 5335. - 5335. All notices required by this division to be given...
CHAPTER 15 - District Assessments
Section 5341. - 5341. The engineer shall prior to completion of the contract...
Section 5342. - 5342. The diagram shall show each separate lot or parcel...
Section 5343. - 5343. Immediately after its completion the diagram shall be delivered...
Section 5344. - 5344. In other respects the assessment shall be made in...
CHAPTER 16 - Making and Confirming the Assessment
Section 5360. - 5360. After the contractor has fulfilled his contract to the...
Section 5360.2. - 5360.2. The street superintendent in making an assessment shall deduct...
Section 5360.3. - 5360.3. In assessing land, credit may be given for dedications...
Section 5361. - 5361. The assessment shall briefly refer to the contract, the...
Section 5362. - 5362. The assessment shall be filed with the clerk. The...
Section 5363. - 5363. Such notice shall also be given by mail. (Added...
Section 5364. - 5364. Such notice shall designate the property within the assessment...
Section 5365. - 5365. Reference shall be made in the notices required by...
Section 5366. - 5366. The owners, the contractor, or his assigns, and all...
Section 5367. - 5367. Upon such appeal, the legislative body may remedy and...
Section 5368. - 5368. All the decisions and determinations of the legislative body,...
Section 5369. - 5369. No assessment, warrant, or diagram, and no proceedings prior...
Section 5370. - 5370. Whenever the resolution of intention declares that a contribution...
Section 5371. - 5371. To the assessment shall be attached a warrant, which...
Section 5372. - 5372. The warrant, diagram and assessment shall be recorded in...
Section 5372.1. - 5372.1. No assessment or bond hereafter levied or issued shall...
Section 5372.5. - 5372.5. Upon the confirmation of the assessment by the legislative...
Section 5373. - 5373. The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment...
Section 5374. - 5374. The lien of a reassessment and a refunding assessment...
Section 5374.1. - 5374.1. The amount of any contribution for the cost and...
Section 5375. - 5375. After the warrant, assessment and diagram are recorded, the...
Section 5375.1. - 5375.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5375 the legislative body...
CHAPTER 17 - Demanding Payment of the Assessment
Section 5390. - 5390. The warrant, after its delivery to the contractor or...
Section 5391. - 5391. After 30 days after the date of mailing by...
Section 5392. - 5392. The superintendent of streets shall, at any time, receive...
Section 5393. - 5393. When suit has been brought to collect the amount...
Section 5394. - 5394. If any warrant is lost, upon proof of such...
Section 5395. - 5395. After the filing of the written statement of all...
Section 5396. - 5396. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, the legislative...
Section 5397. - 5397. If the superintendent of streets is authorized by ordinance...
CHAPTER 18 - Collecting the Assessment by Action
Section 5410. - 5410. The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable...
Section 5411. - 5411. At any time after the first day of July...
Section 5412. - 5412. When an action has been brought for the recovery...
Section 5413. - 5413. If the court finds an unnecessary number of actions...
Section 5414. - 5414. An action for the recovery of any assessment may...
Section 5415. - 5415. The warrant, assessment and diagram, with proof of nonpayment...
Section 5416. - 5416. The plaintiff in such action may recover the cost...
Section 5417. - 5417. In a complaint in any action for the recovery...
Section 5418. - 5418. In describing a lot or parcel of land in...
Section 5419. - 5419. Upon the entry of judgment or dismissal of the...
Section 5420. - 5420. If the contractor or his agent or any person...
Section 5421. - 5421. If an action is brought for the recovery of...
Section 5422. - 5422. The court in which an action for the recovery...
Section 5423. - 5423. In all actions now pending or hereafter brought under...
CHAPTER 18.1 - Collecting the Assessment on the Tax Roll
Section 5450. - 5450. As an alternative method for the collection of cash...
Section 5451. - 5451. Said resolution shall contain a description of the properties...
Section 5452. - 5452. A certified copy of said resolution shall be delivered...
Section 5453. - 5453. Said officer shall extend upon such roll the total...
Section 5454. - 5454. Said amounts shall be collected at the same time...
Section 5455. - 5455. Said assessments and the interest so entered shall become...
Section 5456. - 5456. Upon default in payment, the lands so assessed shall...
Section 5457. - 5457. Upon receipt of such deed the city shall thereupon...
Section 5458. - 5458. In the event there shall have been no bidder...
CHAPTER 19 - Reassessments
Section 5500. - 5500. If any assessment heretofore or hereafter made, issued or...
Section 5501. - 5501. The true intent and meaning of this chapter is...
Section 5502. - 5502. A reassessment shall be ordered under any one of...
Section 5503. - 5503. The superintendent of streets shall, upon the entering of...
Section 5504. - 5504. The reassessment need not be in any prescribed form,...
Section 5505. - 5505. The reassessment shall then be presented to the legislative...
Section 5505.1. - 5505.1. The clerk shall give notice of the presentation of...
Section 5506. - 5506. The notice shall describe the district by: (a) Stating...
Section 5507. - 5507. At the time fixed for the hearing, or at...
Section 5508. - 5508. The street superintendent shall thereupon record the reassessment with...
Section 5509. - 5509. The reassessment shall be collectible and payable in the...
Section 5510. - 5510. When the reassessment is recorded the original assessment shall...
Section 5510.1. - 5510.1. The expense of any county treasurer in issuing any...
Section 5511. - 5511. If work done in attempted compliance with this division...
CHAPTER 19.1 - Supplemental Assessment
Section 5520. - 5520. In the event that the proceedings include an acquisition...
Section 5521. - 5521. The supplemental assessment shall be made and collected, and...
Section 5522. - 5522. Sections 5366, 5367, 5368, 5369, and 5372 apply to...
Section 5523. - 5523. At the time of ordering a supplemental assessment, the...
Section 5524. - 5524. The lien of a supplemental assessment, whether bonds issue...
Section 5525. - 5525. The city shall have the power to sell the...
CHAPTER 19.2 - Additional Assessment
Section 5530. - 5530. In the event that the cost and expense of...
Section 5531. - 5531. In the event payment is to be made by...
Section 5532. - 5532. Sections 5366, 5367, 5368, 5369 and 5372 of this...
Section 5533. - 5533. The lien of an additional assessment, whether bonds issued...
CHAPTER 20 - Reassessments to Relieve Owners
Section 5550. - 5550. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the legislative...
Section 5551. - 5551. Whenever the legislative body determines that the work for...
Section 5551.5. - 5551.5. Whenever the legislative body determines that the work for...
Section 5552. - 5552. Upon appropriating any such funds in aid of any...
Section 5553. - 5553. The street superintendent shall thereupon prepare a reassessment after...
Section 5554. - 5554. Upon receipt of the reassessment the legislative body shall...
Section 5555. - 5555. The notice shall contain a reference to the original...
Section 5556. - 5556. At the time fixed for the hearing or at...
Section 5557. - 5557. The street superintendent shall record the confirmed reassessment and...
Section 5558. - 5558. The reassessment shall be collectible by and payable to...
Section 5559. - 5559. If bonds issued under or upon the security of...
Section 5560. - 5560. Whenever prior to the confirmation of the reassessment any...
Section 5561. - 5561. Whenever it shall appear to the legislative body that...
Section 5562. - 5562. If claim for such refund is not made within...
Section 5563. - 5563. No action shall be brought to contest, modify, annul,...
Section 5564. - 5564. In making the reassessment the street superintendent shall first...
Section 5565. - 5565. The making of any reassessment pursuant to this chapter...
CHAPTER 21 - Miscellaneous Assessment Provisions
Section 5580. - 5580. The legislative body, instead of waiting until the completion...
Section 5581. - 5581. Any tenant or lessee of the lands or lots...
Section 5584. - 5584. If a county is conducting the proceedings under this...
Section 5585.1. - 5585.1. In the event the city conducting the proceedings designates...
CHAPTER 22 - Maintenance of Sidewalks
ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions
Section 5600. - 5600. As used in this chapter “sidewalk” includes a park...
Section 5601. - 5601. This chapter shall only apply to maintenance and repair...
Section 5602. - 5602. This chapter constitutes a separate and alternate procedure for...
ARTICLE 2 - Repairs
Section 5610. - 5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting...
Section 5611. - 5611. When any portion of the sidewalk is out of...
Section 5612. - 5612. Notice to repair may be given by delivering a...
Section 5613. - 5613. The postal card shall contain a notice to repair...
Section 5614. - 5614. The notice shall particularly specify what work is required...
Section 5614.1. - 5614.1. The legislative body may adopt a resolution determining that...
Section 5615. - 5615. If the repair is not commenced and prosecuted to...
Section 5616. - 5616. Upon the completion of the repair, the superintendent of...
Section 5617. - 5617. Upon the completion of the repair, the superintendent of...
Section 5618. - 5618. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing...
ARTICLE 3 - Collection of Cost of Repair
Section 5625. - 5625. The cost of the repair may be assessed by...
Section 5626. - 5626. The superintendent of streets may file in the office...
Section 5627. - 5627. From and after the date of the recording of...
Section 5628. - 5628. As an alternative method of collection of the amount...
Section 5628.1. - 5628.1. The legislative body shall have the power, in its...
Section 5629. - 5629. Thereafter the amount of the lien shall be collected...
Section 5629.1. - 5629.1. If bonds are to be issued to represent the...
Section 5630. - 5630. Whenever the property fronting on a sidewalk required to...
CHAPTER 24 - Limitation of Actions
Section 5660. - 5660. No action, suit, or proceeding to set aside, cancel,...
Section 5661. - 5661. No proceedings taken or had under this division shall...
CHAPTER 25 - Duties of Officers
ARTICLE 1 - The Superintendent of Streets
Section 5680. - 5680. The superintendent of streets shall keep a public office...
Section 5681. - 5681. The superintendent of streets shall see that the laws,...
Section 5682. - 5682. The superintendent of streets shall, before entering upon the...
Section 5683. - 5683. The superintendent of streets shall superintend and direct the...
Section 5684. - 5684. If the superintendent of streets is required to give...
Section 5685. - 5685. The superintendent of streets shall keep a record of...
Section 5686. - 5686. For all purposes and in all cases where a...
ARTICLE 2 - The Engineer
Section 5700. - 5700. The engineer or where there is no engineer, an...
Section 5701. - 5701. In its discretion, the legislative body may employ an...
Section 5702. - 5702. The engineer of work may be an individual, joint...
Section 5703. - 5703. All certificates or documents required to be signed by...
ARTICLE 3 - The Superintendent of Construction
Section 5710. - 5710. The superintendent of streets, or the engineer, if the...
ARTICLE 4 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only
Section 5720. - 5720. If a county is conducting the proceedings the legislative...
Section 5721. - 5721. If the legislative body of a county appoints an...
CHAPTER 26 - Maintenance Districts
Section 5820. - 5820. As used in this article, “maintenance district” means an...
Section 5821. - 5821. The board of supervisors may, in its resolution declaring...
Section 5821.1. - 5821.1. The board of supervisors may, in its resolution declaring...
Section 5821.2. - 5821.2. If the board of supervisors in its resolution of...
Section 5821.3. - 5821.3. In the event that an ordinance requires the installation...
Section 5822. - 5822. The resolution of intention shall describe the boundaries of...
Section 5823. - 5823. The maintenance district may include property lying within one...
Section 5824. - 5824. At any time not later than the hour for...
Section 5824.1. - 5824.1. If the resolution of intention contemplates annexation of the...
Section 5825. - 5825. The board of supervisors, in addition to hearing protests...
Section 5826. - 5826. If the board of supervisors finds that the protest...
Section 5827. - 5827. If the board of supervisors, in its resolution of...
Section 5828. - 5828. The board of supervisors shall acquire jurisdiction to order...
Section 5828.1. - 5828.1. When the board of supervisors adopts a separate resolution...
Section 5829. - 5829. Upon adoption of the resolution ordering the formation of...
Section 5829.1. - 5829.1. Any district may contract with the Federal Government of...
Section 5830. - 5830. The board of supervisors shall thereafter, in each year,...
Section 5830.1. - 5830.1. Whenever the board of supervisors levies an assessment authorized...
Section 5831. - 5831. The special assessment tax shall be levied and collected...
Section 5832. - 5832. The board of supervisors may determine that the whole...
Section 5832.5. - 5832.5. The board of supervisors may temporarily transfer moneys to...
Section 5832.6. - 5832.6. If a maintenance district is organized in any year...
Section 5832.7. - 5832.7. Any area of a maintenance district, or of a...
Section 5832.8. - 5832.8. (a) The board of supervisors may adopt an ordinance...
Section 5833. - 5833. The board of supervisors of the county in which...
Section 5835. - 5835. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting...
Section 5835.1. - 5835.1. “Sewers” as used in this chapter includes lateral and...
Section 5835.2. - 5835.2. “Maintenance of sewers” as used in this chapter includes...
Section 5835.3. - 5835.3. “Maintenance” as used in this chapter in relation to...
Section 5835.4. - 5835.4. The board of supervisors of any lighting maintenance district...
Section 5835.5. - 5835.5. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of...
Section 5836. - 5836. The title to all property acquired by a maintenance...
Section 5837. - 5837. The boundaries of any maintenance district may be altered,...
Section 5838. - 5838. The board of supervisors shall cause notice of the...
Section 5839. - 5839. At the time fixed for the hearing or to...
Section 5840. - 5840. If any portion of the territory annexed to a...
Section 5841. - 5841. If the territory annexed to a maintenance district includes...
Section 5841.5. - 5841.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsequent to annexation...
Section 5842. - 5842. If, after the formation of a maintenance district, additional...
Section 5843. - 5843. Notice of the hearing on the resolution shall be...
Section 5843.5. - 5843.5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the board...
Section 5844. - 5844. Any portion of any maintenance district which will not...
Section 5845. - 5845. The time for the hearing shall be not less...
Section 5846. - 5846. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and...
Section 5847. - 5847. No withdrawal of territory under the provisions of Section...
Section 5847.5. - 5847.5. Any maintenance district created to finance any work which...
Section 5847.6. - 5847.6. A maintenance district included in a county sanitation district...
Section 5848. - 5848. Any maintenance district may be dissolved by the board...
Section 5849. - 5849. At the time appointed for such hearing, or at...
Section 5850. - 5850. Upon the inclusion of all of the territory of...
Section 5851. - 5851. If the whole district is so included within one...
Section 5852. - 5852. If a part only of the district is so...
Section 5853. - 5853. Whenever any portion of a district is included within...
Section 5854. - 5854. The board of supervisors may by resolution change the...
Section 5855. - 5855. Where the board of supervisors or legislative body has...
Section 5856. - 5856. If a maintenance district is divided into zones, the...
CHAPTER 27 - Construction of Sidewalks and Curbs
Section 5870. - 5870. As used in this chapter: (a) “Block” means property...
Section 5871. - 5871. (a) This chapter applies to the construction of sidewalks,...
Section 5872. - 5872. This chapter constitutes a separate and alternative procedure for...
Section 5873. - 5873. As used in this chapter, “cost,” “construction cost,” or...
ARTICLE 2 - Performing the Work
Section 5875. - 5875. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting...
Section 5876. - 5876. When the superintendent of streets finds that sidewalks or...
Section 5877. - 5877. Notice to construct may be given by delivering a...
Section 5878. - 5878. The postal card shall contain a notice to construct...
Section 5878.1. - 5878.1. The notice shall also specify the day, hour, and...
Section 5879. - 5879. The notice shall particularly specify what work is required...
Section 5879.1. - 5879.1. The legislative body may adopt a resolution determining that...
Section 5880. - 5880. If the construction is not commenced and prosecuted to...
Section 5881. - 5881. Upon the completion of the construction, the superintendent of...
Section 5882. - 5882. Upon the completion of the construction, the superintendent of...
Section 5883. - 5883. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing...
ARTICLE 3 - Collection of Cost of Construction
Section 5890. - 5890. The assessments proposed by the superintendent of streets pursuant...
Section 5890.5. - 5890.5. In assessing land, credit may be given for dedications...
Section 5891. - 5891. The superintendent of streets may file in the office...
Section 5892. - 5892. From and after the date of the recording of...
Section 5893. - 5893. As an alternative method of collection of the amount...
Section 5894. - 5894. Thereafter the amount of the lien shall be collected...
Section 5895. - 5895. The legislative body shall have the power, in its...
Section 5895.1. - 5895.1. If bonds are to be issued to represent the...
ARTICLE 4 - Construction Outside of Jurisdiction
Section 5895.50. - 5895.50. Whenever the property, which fronts on an area where...
Section 5895.51. - 5895.51. Whenever a block, on which improvements are required to...
Section 5895.52. - 5895.52. The city or county proceeding under the provisions of...
Section 5895.53. - 5895.53. The legislative body of the city or county which...
Section 5895.54. - 5895.54. Nothing contained in this article shall limit in any...
CHAPTER 28 - Conversion of Existing Overhead Electric and Communication Facilities to Underground Locations
Section 5896.1. - 5896.1. The Legislature finds that, in many areas of the...
Section 5896.2. - 5896.2. As used in this chapter, the following words and...
Section 5896.3. - 5896.3. In addition to proceedings for types of work or...
Section 5896.4. - 5896.4. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this chapter, a...
Section 5896.5. - 5896.5. Proceedings for a conversion shall be initiated by either...
Section 5896.6. - 5896.6. A petition for proceedings for conversion shall be signed...
Section 5896.7. - 5896.7. The petition shall be filed with the clerk, who...
Section 5896.8. - 5896.8. Upon presentation of the petition and certificate of sufficiency...
Section 5896.9. - 5896.9. (a) In a proceeding for a conversion, the city...
Section 5896.10. - 5896.10. If the work or improvement consists solely of a...
Section 5896.11. - 5896.11. If the city furnishes electric or communication service by...
Section 5896.13. - 5896.13. If the work or improvement consists solely of conversion...
Section 5896.14. - 5896.14. (a) Subject to applicable rules, regulations, tariffs, or ordinances,...
Section 5896.15. - 5896.15. Any written request executed pursuant to Section 5896.14 shall...
Section 5896.16. - 5896.16. The clerk shall mail a notice to each owner...
Section 5896.17. - 5896.17. If the owner of any lot or parcel of...
CHAPTER 29 - Contractual Assessments
Section 5898.10. - 5898.10. This chapter provides an alternative procedure for authorizing assessments...
Section 5898.12. - 5898.12. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...
Section 5898.14. - 5898.14. (a) The Legislature finds all of the following: (1)...
Section 5898.15. - 5898.15. (a) A public agency shall not permit a property...
Section 5898.16. - 5898.16. (a) A public agency shall not permit a property...
Section 5898.17. - 5898.17. (a) The disclosure set forth below, or a substantially...
Section 5898.18. - 5898.18. All references to financing in this chapter shall be...
ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Contractual Assessment Program
Section 5898.20. - 5898.20. (a) (1) The legislative body of any public agency...
Section 5898.21. - 5898.21. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon the...
Section 5898.22. - 5898.22. The report shall contain all of the following: (a)...
Section 5898.23. - 5898.23. For purposes of the report required pursuant to Section...
Section 5898.24. - 5898.24. (a) A legislative body shall publish notice of a...
Section 5898.26. - 5898.26. At the time of the hearing, the report shall...
Section 5898.28. - 5898.28. (a) A public agency may issue bonds pursuant to...
Section 5898.30. - 5898.30. Assessments levied pursuant to this chapter, and the interest...
Section 5898.31. - 5898.31. Since contractual assessments on real property under this chapter...
Section 5898.32. - 5898.32. The legislative body shall direct its clerk to record...
Section 5898.33. - 5898.33. (a) If a public agency owning property, including property...
Section 5899. - 5899. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...
Section 5899.2. - 5899.2. For the purpose of financing the installation of distributed...
Section 5899.3. - 5899.3. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...
Section 5899.4. - 5899.4. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...
CHAPTER 29.1 - Clean Energy Assessment Contracts
Section 5900. - 5900. The provisions of this article shall apply exclusively to...
Section 5901. - 5901. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to...
Section 5902. - 5902. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Assessment contract” means...
Section 5913. - 5913. (a) (1) Before a property owner executes an assessment...
Section 5914. - 5914. A program administrator may not waive or defer the...
Section 5922. - 5922. A program administrator shall not permit contractors or other...
Section 5923. - 5923. (a) A program administrator shall not provide any direct...
Section 5924. - 5924. A program administrator, contractor, or a third party shall...
Section 5925. - 5925. A program administrator shall not provide to a contractor...
Section 5926. - 5926. A contractor shall not provide a different price for...
Section 5940. - 5940. (a) It shall be unlawful to commence work under...
Section 5954. - 5954. (a) For each PACE program that it administers, a...
PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS
CHAPTER 1 - Determination to Issue Bonds
Section 6400. - 6400. The legislative body may determine that serial bonds shall...
Section 6402. - 6402. If the amount of the unpaid assessment upon any...
Section 6403. - 6403. When the legislative body determines that serial bonds shall...
Section 6404. - 6404. Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, the legislative...
Section 6405. - 6405. The legislative body of any city may contract with...
CHAPTER 2 - Issuance of Bonds
Section 6420. - 6420. After the full expiration of 30 days from the...
Section 6421. - 6421. If any person, or his authorized agent, shall at...
Section 6422. - 6422. The treasurer shall upon the filing of the list,...
Section 6423. - 6423. If a lot or parcel of land is described...
Section 6424. - 6424. The bonds and interest thereon shall be paid at...
Section 6425. - 6425. The treasurer shall keep a register in his office,...
Section 6426. - 6426. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on...
Section 6427. - 6427. Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall by their...
CHAPTER 3 - Payments on Assessments at Bond
Section 6440. - 6440. After the street superintendent files his list of unpaid...
Section 6441. - 6441. The first interest payment on the unpaid assessment shall...
Section 6441.1. - 6441.1. If a remittance to cover a payment of interest...
Section 6442. - 6442. If any installment of the principal of the unpaid...
Section 6443. - 6443. At least 15 days before each respective 15th day...
Section 6444. - 6444. The treasurer may accept payments of installments of interest...
Section 6445. - 6445. The treasurer shall, in addition to his other duties,...
Section 6446. - 6446. The assessment shall be a lien upon the property...
Section 6447. - 6447. The owner of or any person interested in any...
Section 6448. - 6448. When all payments on a bond are made to...
Section 6449. - 6449. Whenever a school district acquires property subject to a...
CHAPTER 4 - Form and Content of Bonds
Section 6460. - 6460. Form of bond. The bond shall be substantially in...
Section 6460.1. - 6460.1. Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section...
Section 6460.5. - 6460.5. The bond shall be manually signed by the treasurer...
Section 6461. - 6461. The bonds shall: (a) Be payable to the party...
Section 6462. - 6462. The bonds shall extend over a period not exceeding...
Section 6462.1. - 6462.1. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may provide for...
Section 6463. - 6463. The interest shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on...
Section 6464. - 6464. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect, in...
Section 6465. - 6465. Said bonds may be made payable to the contractor...
Section 6466. - 6466. The provisions of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 53430)...
Section 6467. - 6467. In the event there are unpaid assessments levied against...
Section 6467.1. - 6467.1. The interest upon the certificate provided in Section 6467...
Section 6467.2. - 6467.2. The certificates shall have annual principal coupons attached to...
Section 6467.3. - 6467.3. The certificate shall be payable at the office of...
CHAPTER 4.5 - Issuance of Bonds to Represent Unpaid Assessments Against Publicly Owned Property
Section 6468. - 6468. In addition to the method of collecting unpaid assessments...
Section 6468.1. - 6468.1. An annual proportion of the aggregate principal sum of...
Section 6468.2. - 6468.2. The legislative body may by resolution establish the denomination...
Section 6468.3. - 6468.3. The final maturity of the bonds shall not exceed...
Section 6468.4. - 6468.4. The treasurer shall keep a separate redemption fund, properly...
Section 6468.5. - 6468.5. Sections 5302.6, 8653, 8654, 8655, 8670, 8672, 8673 and...
Section 6468.6. - 6468.6. The bonds shall be payable at the office of...
Section 6468.7. - 6468.7. In the event that the public entity owning the...
Section 6468.8. - 6468.8. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect in...
CHAPTER 5 - Division of Land and Bond
Section 6480. - 6480. If any lot or parcel of land for which...
Section 6481. - 6481. When it is desired that new bonds be issued,...
Section 6482. - 6482. Upon receipt of the application and fee the street...