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CA Health & Safety Code § 34316.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34316.5.

34316.5.  The proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this part to finance housing as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 34312, Section 34312.3, and subdivision (g) of Section 34315 and revenues accruing to the authority on account of such a program may be invested in any securities or obligations authorized by the resolution providing for issuance of the bonds or authorized by its trust indenture, when the bond proceeds or revenues are not immediately required to provide financing under the program. Such investments may include mortgage obligations on single-family dwellings purchased from a state or federally chartered bank or savings and loan association pursuant to a repurchase agreement under which the bank or savings and loan association will repurchase the mortgage obligation on or before a specified date and for a specified amount, provided that the mortgage or the repurchase agreement shall be insured by a mortgage insurance company licensed to insure mortgages in the State of California and qualified to provide insurance on mortgages purchased by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.The authority provided in this section is additional and alternative to any other authorization for investment contained in this part or other provisions of law.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 7.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34317 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34317.

34317.  Within its area of operation, an authority may:(a)  Investigate into living, dwelling, and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such conditions. (b)  Determine where slum areas exist or where there is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income. (c)  Make studies and recommendations relating to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstructing of slum areas, and the problem of providing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and cooperate with the city, the county, the State or any of its political subdivisions in action taken in connection with such problems. (d)  Engage in research, studies, and experimentation on the subject of housing. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34318 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34318.

34318.  Acting through one or more commissioners or other person or persons designated by it, an authority may:(a)  Conduct investigations, hear testimony, and take proof under oath at public or private hearings on any matter material for its information. (b)  Administer oaths, issue subpenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of books and papers, and issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside of the State, unable to attend before the authority, or excused from attendance. (c)  Make available to appropriate agencies, including those charged with the duty of abating nuisances or like conditions or of demolishing unsafe or insanitary structures within its area of operation, its findings and recommendations with regard to any building or property where conditions exist which are dangerous to the public health, morals, safety, or welfare. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34319 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34319.

34319.  An authority may exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted in Sections 34311 to 34318, inclusive.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34320.

34320.  No law concerning the acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by other public bodies is applicable to an authority unless the Legislature specifically so states.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34320.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34320.5.

34320.5.  An authority shall provide relocation assistance and shall make all of the payments required by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, including the making of such payments financed by the federal government.This section shall not be construed to limit any other authority which an authority may have to make other relocation assistance payments, or to make any relocation assistance payment in an amount which exceeds the maximum amount for such payment authorized by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1574.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34321.

34321.  It is declared to be the policy of the State that each authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations, and that no housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit, or as a source of revenue to the city or the county. To this end an authority shall fix the rentals for dwellings in its projects at no higher rates than it finds necessary to produce revenue which, together with all other available money, income, and receipts of the authority, will be sufficient for all of the following:(a)  To pay, when due, the principal and interest on its bonds. (b)  To meet the cost of, and to provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of any insurance, and the administrative expenses of the authority. (c)  During not less than the six years immediately succeeding its issuance of any bonds, to create a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal and interest payments which will be due on such bonds in any one year thereafter and to maintain the reserve. However, this subdivision shall not be construed to prevent an authority from utilizing any financial aid from the federal government to the maximum extent available. This section shall not apply to any person, individual, firm, partnership, company, association, joint stock association or corporation other than a public entity having an interest in any housing project owned in part or constructed or operated by one or more authorities.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 723.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34322.

34322.  Except as provided by Section 34312.3, in the operation or management of housing projects, an authority shall:(a)  Rent or lease the dwelling accommodations only to persons of low income and only at rentals within their financial reach. (b)  Rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the occupants, without overcrowding. (c)  Fix income limits for occupancy and rents after taking into consideration (1) the family size, composition, age, physical handicaps, and other factors which might affect the rent-paying ability of the person, and (2) the economic factors which affect the financial stability and solvency of the project. (d)  Prohibit subletting by tenants. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 8.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34322.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34322.2.

34322.2.  Each authority shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a plan for selection of applicants to assure equal opportunity and nondiscrimination on grounds of race, color, or national origin. The plan shall include standards for eligibility, procedures for prompt notification of eligibility or disqualification, and procedures for maintaining a waiting list of eligible applicants for whom vacancies are not immediately available. Eligible applicants shall be offered available vacancies in order of application, subject to the following:(a)  Preference categories shall be established to give priority to persons displaced by public or private action. (b)  Priority shall be given within each preference category to families of veterans and servicemen. (c)  The authority may establish occupancy standards, offering available units only to families of appropriate size. (d)  The authority may further limit the offering of available units to families of appropriate qualifications in order to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or contractual agreements with governmental agencies pursuant to such law or regulations. (e)  An applicant may reject, or refuse to promptly occupy, suitable units at two different locations and still be entitled to the next available suitable unit. Nothing in this section shall prevent an authority from suspending processing of applications of persons of low income unlikely to be offered units within two years, or requiring annual renewal of applications, or honoring its obligations to persons of low income determined to be qualified prior to January 1, 1976. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34322.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34322.5.

34322.5.  No authority shall require occupants of any project to be citizens of the United States, provided, however, that in the event there are insufficient housing units to accommodate the number of applicants for such units, the authority may give preference to citizens of the United States.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1583.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34323.

34323.  Nothing contained in Sections 34321 and 34322 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession of a housing project, cause the appointment of a receiver for it, or acquire title to it through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed by such sections.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34324.

34324.  Any two or more authorities may join or co-operate with one another in the exercise either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing, including, but not limited to, the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations and giving security therefor, or planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, rehabilitating, or operating, or entering into any contract with respect to, any housing project or projects or other dwelling accommodations located within the area of operation of any one or more of such authorities. For any such purpose, one authority may provide by resolution that another authority with which it has joined or is co-operating in the exercise of powers is authorized to act on its behalf with respect to any or all of the powers, as its agent or otherwise, in its name, the name of such other authority, or in the names of the authorities which have joined or are co-operating.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 723.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34325.

34325.  An authority may acquire by eminent domain any real property which it deems necessary for its purposes under this chapter. Real property belonging to the city, the county, the state, or any of its political subdivisions shall not be acquired without its consent.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34326.

34326.  All housing projects are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated. In the planning and location of any housing project, an authority shall take into consideration the relationship of the project to any larger plan or long-range program for the development of the area in which it functions.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34327.

34327.  An authority may:(a)  Borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for or in aid of any housing project within its area of operation. (b)  Take over, lease, or manage any housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government. (c)  Borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the state or any of its political subdivisions to assist in providing housing and housing services within its area of operation. (d)  For these purposes, comply with such conditions and enter into any mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements necessary, convenient, or desirable. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project by an authority and to secure the financial aid and cooperation of the state in providing housing and housing services within its area of operation.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34327.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34327.3.

34327.3.  County public housing agencies may apply for, process, and distribute, to the extent that federal funds are available, housing certificates issued pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.) to families deemed eligible pursuant to Section 16517 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 1. Effective July 23, 1992.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34327.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34327.5.

34327.5.  Whether or not the type, amount, and manner of expenditure of any funds received by an authority from the Federal Government, or any funds derived from such funds, are in accordance with the law or contract under which the funds were received, or any applicable federal regulations, shall be matters to be determined exclusively by the federal agency. This section is not intended, and shall not be construed, to prohibit prosecution and conviction of violation of any law of this State.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1812.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34327.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34327.6.

34327.6.  All funds of housing authorities not subject to audit by a federal agency shall be audited at least once each year at the expense of the housing authority by a certified public accountant or a public accountant holding a valid permit issued by the California Board of Accountancy. Audits made by a certified public accountant, or a public accountant, together with a final balance sheet and operations statement for the year for all authority funds, shall be filed for record purposes with the Department of Housing and Community Development. The authority shall prepare and file with the Department of Housing and Community Development a budget for the year for which the audit is taken with each audit prepared or submitted pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1055, Sec. 44. Effective September 30, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34328.

34328.  At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk of the respective city or county and with the Department of Housing and Community Development a report of its activities for the preceding year. This report shall contain information adequate for the city, county, or department to determine that the requirements of Section 34312.3 have been met for any activity undertaken pursuant to that section. An authority shall make either directly or through any national, regional, or state housing association or organization of which it may be a member, recommendations with reference to additional legislation or other action which it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, to the respective legislative bodies having jurisdiction thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1138, Sec. 7.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34328.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34328.1.

34328.1.  (a)  Every housing authority shall file on the first day of October of each year with the Department of Housing and Community Development a complete report of its activities during the previous fiscal year, with recommendations for needed legislation to carry on properly a program of housing and community development in this state. (b)  The authority shall provide the Department of Housing and Community Development funds as requested by the department to reimburse the department for the cost of processing the report required by this section. (c)  (1)  The report shall include data on terminations of tenancies of victims of domestic violence in housing authority units, and terminations of Section 8 vouchers of victims of domestic violence. The data shall be included in all cases where a notice of termination was given, regardless of whether the termination was based in whole or in part on activity related to the domestic violence, and whether the notice resulted in the victim vacating the premises or actual termination of the voucher. (2)  For each termination, the report shall briefly specify steps taken, if any, by the authority to address the situation or assist the victim prior to the termination, and, if known, the subsequent housing obtained by the victim. If no steps were taken, the authority may include an explanation of why none were deemed necessary. (3)  The report shall include data on terminations of all victims of domestic violence, as reported or known to the authority, its employees, or agents, whether or not an arrest was made or any report was filed. (4)  The report may include any other information regarding domestic violence victim terminations deemed relevant by the authority. (5)  The report required on October 1, 2004, shall include data on all cases where a notice of termination was given to the victim from January 1, 2004, to the end of the fiscal year reportable on October 1, 2004. (6)  For purposes of this section, “domestic violence” has the meaning set forth in Section 6211 of the Family Code. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 787, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34328.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities|Section 34328.2.

34328.2.  The mayor or any member of the governing body of the city in the case of a city authority or any member of the governing body of the county in the case of a county authority shall not have any direct or indirect interest in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall such persons have any direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with the construction, repair, or maintenance of any housing project. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the authority from accepting the lowest bid on a bid contract.This section has no application to contracts awarded to corporations in which any such person owns less than 1 percent of the entire capital stock.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1815.)