ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.
§§ 34200–34219 · 23 sections
- § 34200 This chapter may be cited as the Housing Authorities Law.
- § 34201 It is hereby declared: (a) That there exist in the State insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations and that persons of low income are forced to reside in…
- § 34202 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 34203 “Authority” means a public corporation created pursuant to this chapter.
- § 34204 “City” means any city or city and county. “County” means any county.
- § 34205 “Governing body” means the city council in the case of a city or the board of supervisors in the case of a county.
- § 34206 “Mayor” means the mayor of the city or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on the executive head of the city.
- § 34207 “Clerk” means the clerk of the city or of the county.
- § 34208 “Area of operation,” in the case of a city authority, includes the city and the area within five miles of its territorial boundaries. It does not include any…
- § 34209 “Area of operation,” in the case of a county authority includes all of the county except the area within the territorial boundaries of any city for which an…
- § 34210 “Federal Government” means the United States, the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or…
- § 34211 “Slum” means any area where dwellings predominate which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement, or design, lack of ventilation, light, or…
- § 34212 “Housing project” means any work or undertaking to be financed in whole or in part by the federal government or a state public body or to which the federal…
- § 34213 “Persons of low income” means persons or families whose income does not exceed that permitted by Section 50079.5, or persons or families eligible as…
- § 34213.1 “Construction loan” means a short-term loan secured by real property, made for costs incurred in construction or rehabilitation of a housing project.
- § 34213.5 “Tenant” means a person lawfully residing in rental housing provided by or through an authority, including persons residing in leased housing. A person…
- § 34213.6 “Mortgage loan” means a long-term loan which is secured by a mortgage and is made for permanent financing, including refinancing of existing mortgage…
- § 34214 “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this chapter.
- § 34215 “Real property” includes all land, including improvements and fixtures on it, and property of any nature appurtenant to it, or used in connection with it, and…
- § 34216 “Obligee” includes any bondholder, trustee for any bondholders, or lessor demising to the authority property used in connection with a housing project, or any…
- § 34217 A housing authority created pursuant to this part may, without the need to provide written documentation that consent has been obtained from a client, provide…
- § 34218 Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9550) of Title 3 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code applies to any housing project constructed under this chapter.…
- § 34219 “Leased housing” includes, but is not limited to, low-rent housing in private accommodations for which the federal government or a state public body extends…