ARTICLE 2.3. Inspection of Homeless Shelters

Article 2.3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 395, Sec. 1.

§§ 17974–17974.6 · 8 sections

• § 17974 For purposes of this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (b) (1) “Homeless shelter” means any of the…
• § 17974.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a city or county that receives a complaint from an occupant of a homeless shelter, or an agent of an…
• § 17974.1.5 (a) A homeless shelter shall prominently display at the shelter information about an occupant’s rights and the process for reporting a complaint alleging a…
• § 17974.2 (a) The owner or operator of a homeless shelter shall be responsible for the correction of any violations for which a notice of violation has been given under…
• § 17974.3 (a) The requirements of this article shall not be construed to impose a mandatory duty pursuant to Section 815.6 of the Government Code, and shall not be…
• § 17974.4 (a) In addition to the penalties authorized under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17995), an owner or operator of a homeless shelter who fails to meet the…
• § 17974.5 (a) Each city and each county shall submit a report annually to the department and the state agency by April 1 of each year that includes all of the following…
• § 17974.6 The Legislature finds and declares that this article addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5…