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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34357.

34357. In any proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bond or its security, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, is conclusively deemed to have been issued for such purpose pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 723.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34358.

34358. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations in acquiring, developing, or leasing real property and in order to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations, an authority has the powers conferred by Sections 34359 to 34365, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34359.

34359. An authority may:
(a)  Pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees, or revenues to which its right then exists or may thereafter come into existence.
(b)  Mortgage all or any part of its real or personal property then owned or thereafter acquired.
(c)  Borrow money from private sources, the state, county, or federal government, and issue its notes and encumber its assets as security by means of deeds of trust. The obligation of the authority is limited to the security on the deed of trust.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 166.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34360.

34360. An authority may:
(a)  Covenant against pledging all or part of its rents, fees, and revenues, against mortgaging all or part of its real or personal property, to which its right or title then exists or may thereafter come into existence, or against permitting or suffering any lien on such revenues or property.
(b)  Covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or part of any housing project.
(c)  Covenant as to what other or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it.
(d)  Covenant as to the bonds to be issued, as to their issuance in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the bond proceeds.
(e)  Provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds.
(f)  Covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest on them.
(g)  Redeem the bonds, covenant for their redemption, and provide the redemption terms and conditions.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34361.

34361. An authority may:
(a)  Covenant as to the rents and fees to be charged in the operation of a housing project, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees, and other revenues, and as to their use and disposition.
(b)  Create or authorize the creation of special funds for money held for construction or operating costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes, and covenant as to the use and disposition of the money held in the funds.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34362.

34362. An authority may prescribe procedure by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds whose holders are required to consent, and the manner in which consent may be given. The provisions of this chapter and any resolution and any mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, insurance agreement, or indenture of trust shall constitute a contract with the holder or holders of the bonds and continue in effect until the principal of, the interest on, and the redemption premiums, if any, on the bonds so issued have been fully paid or provision made therefor, and the duties of the authority and its officers under this chapter and any resolution and any mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, insurance agreement, or indenture of trust shall be enforceable as provided therein by any bondholder by mandamus, foreclosure of any such mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, insurance agreement, or indenture of trust, or other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction; provided, the resolution or any mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, insurance agreement, or indenture of trust under which the bonds are issued may provide that all such remedies and rights to enforcement may be vested in a trustee (with full power of appointment) for the benefit of all the bondholders, and that the trustee shall be subject to the control of such number of holders or owners of any outstanding bonds as specified in the resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34363.

34363. An authority may:
(a)  Covenant as to the use of any or all of its real or personal property.
(b)  Covenant as to the maintenance of its real and personal property, its replacement, the insurance to be carried on it, and the use and disposition of insurance money.
(c)  Covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition, or obligation.
(d)  Covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34364.

34364. An authority may:
(a)  Appoint one or more banks or trust companies within or outside the state having the necessary trust powers as trustee, custodian, or trustee and custodian for the benefit of the bondholders, paying agent, or bond registrar.
(b)  Vest in a trustee or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds.
(c)  Vest in a trustee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession and use, operate, and manage all or part of any housing project, and to collect and dispose of the rents and revenues arising from it pursuant to the agreement of the authority with the trustee.
(d)  Provide for the powers and duties of a trustee and limit his liabilities.
(e)  Provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 16.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34365.

34365. An authority may exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted in Sections 34359 to 34364, inclusive, and make covenants other than the covenants expressly authorized in such sections, of like or different character. An authority may make covenants and do any and all acts and things necessary, convenient, or desirable to secure its bonds, or which will tend to make them more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts, or things are not enumerated in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34366.

34366. Any authority may submit to the Attorney General any bonds to be issued pursuant to this chapter after all proceedings for their issuance have been taken. Upon such submission the Attorney General shall examine into and pass upon the validity of the bonds and the regularity of all proceedings in connection with them. If the proceedings conform to this chapter and are otherwise regular in form and if the bonds when delivered and paid for will constitute binding and legal obligations of the authority enforceable according to their terms, the Attorney General shall certify in substance upon the back of each bond that it is issued in accordance with the Constitution and state laws.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34366.5.

34366.5. An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine the validity of any bonds issued pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 34350) and the legality and validity of all proceedings previously taken and (as provided in the bond resolution) proposed to be taken for the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds and for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 17.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34367.

34367. Subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon him, an obligee may:
(a)  By proper proceeding compel the authority and its commissioners, officers, agents, or employees to perform each and every provision contained in any contract of the authority with or for his benefit, and require the carrying out of any or all the covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon it by this chapter.
(b)  By proper proceeding enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of his rights by the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34368.

34368. By its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract an authority may confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, or holding a lease, the following rights to be exercised upon the happening of an event of default defined in the resolution or instrument, by proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:
(a)  To cause possession of all or part of any housing project to be surrendered to him.
(b)  To obtain the appointment of a receiver of all or part of any housing project and of the rents and profits from it. If the receiver is appointed, he may enter and take possession of the housing project or the part of it, operate and maintain it, collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising from it, and keep such money in a separate account and apply it pursuant to the obligations of the authority as the court directs.
(c)  To require the authority and its commissioners to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34369.

34369. Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of this state, the state, all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by an authority pursuant to this chapter, or issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States, when such bonds or other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by the United States government or any agency thereof, and such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34370.

34370. It is the purpose of Section 34369 to authorize any person, political subdivision, body, or officer, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by him or it, including sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations.
Nothing in Section 34369 relieves any person from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34371.

34371. Insofar as the provisions of Sections 34369 and 34370 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of the sections are controlling.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34372.

34372. An authority may provide for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premiums thereof and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of additional construction.
The proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of outstanding bonds, either at their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or retirement at the maturity thereof and, pending such application, that portion of the proceeds allocated for such purpose may be placed in escrow, to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date, as may be determined by the authority. Pending use for purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of outstanding bonds, any proceeds held in such an escrow may be invested and reinvested as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds. Any interest or other increment earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and any interest or increment earned or realized from the investment thereof may be returned to the authority to be used by it for any lawful purpose under this chapter. That portion of the proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to this section which is designated for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of additional construction may be invested and reinvested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, maturing not later than the time or times which such proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of such costs.
All bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34373.

34373. An authority which has issued bonds pursuant to this chapter or any trustee or custodian on behalf of the authority may invest any funds held by it as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34374.

34374. Investments under Section 34373 may include mortgage obligations on single-family dwellings purchased from a state or federally chartered 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 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 and Section 34373 is additional and alternative to any other authorization for investment contained in this chapter, including Section 34372, or in other provisions of law.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5 - Bonds › Section 34375.

34375. All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether revenues or proceeds from the sale of bonds or proceeds of insurance or guarantee claims, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely for the purpose of this chapter. Any bank or trust company in which such moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes specified in this chapter, subject to the terms of the resolution authorizing the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 21.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34376.

34376. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it would be beneficial to empower housing authorities to issue tax-exempt revenue bonds for the purpose of lending the proceeds to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), for the housing purposes specified in Section 34377.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1610, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34377.

34377. An authority may issue bonds to provide funds to be loaned by the authority to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), for use by the organization to finance the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation, refinancing, or development of multifamily rental housing, including mobilehome parks that are or will be nonprofit or cooperatively owned, or both, in which residents rent spaces and either rent or own the mobilehomes occupying these spaces, to provide housing within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority in accordance with the organization’s tax-exempt purposes under that federal law. The bonds shall be issued so as to satisfy the requirements of Section 145 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. Sec. 145).
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 27, Sec. 4. Effective April 8, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34377.4.

34377.4. An authority may, in conjunction with the financing of multifamily rental housing pursuant to this article, finance the acquisition of commercial property for lease, subject to all of the following conditions:
(a)  No more than 10 percent of the proceeds of any revenue bonds issued pursuant to this article may be used to acquire the commercial property for lease.
(b)  The commercial property acquired will be located on the same parcel or on a parcel adjacent to a multifamily rental housing development.
(c)  As a condition of the financing, any lease payments collected in excess of payments necessary for debt service, operating expenses and any required reserves related to such property, shall be used to reduce rents on units reserved for occupancy by lower income households and very low income households in a multifamily rental housing development.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1610, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34377.6.

34377.6. Whenever a complaint is received concerning a violation of the restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 34377.2, the authority shall investigate promptly and make a report to the complaining party on whether the violation existed and whether it persists, and if it persists, what action the authority will take to remedy the violation. When the authority detemines that a violation exists, whether determined upon an investigation of a complaint or on its own motion, the authority shall take all appropriate action, including necessary legal action, to promptly eliminate the violation.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, any person aggrieved by a violation of the restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 34377.2 may seek a judicial remedy without regard to whether a complaint has been made to the agency or whether the agency is then taking any action to remedy the violation.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1610, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34378.

34378. For the purposes of this article, an authority shall have the power to issue its bonds to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of studies and surveys, insurance premiums, underwriting fees, and legal, accounting and marketing services incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of bonds pursuant to this chapter, including bond and mortgage reserve accounts; trustee, custodian, and rating agency fees, and any other costs which are reasonably related to the foregoing.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1610, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 5.5 - Loans to Tax-Exempt Organizations › Section 34379.

34379. (a)  Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be repayable solely from payments of principal and interest on account of the loans funded thereby. The agency may pledge all or any portion of these payments to secure the bonds.
(b)  Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
(c)  The exercise of the powers granted by this article shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and for their health and welfare. Any bonds issued under this article, their transfer, and income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and political subdivisions of the state, except estate taxes.
(d)  This article provides an alternative method for issuing bonds and lending moneys for acquisition of multifamily rental housing by private nonprofit organizations.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1610, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 6 - Claims › Section 34380.

34380. All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. Claims, the risk or hazard of which are covered by insurance pursuant to the authorization of Section 34315(f) of this code and which have been presented in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, may be referred to the carrier insuring against such risk or hazard for further action, in accordance with such procedure as may be adopted by the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tax Exemption of Housing Authority Property › Section 34400.

34400. (a) The Legislature has found and declared all of the following in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200)) and the Housing Cooperation Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 34500)):
(1) There exist in the state housing conditions which constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state.
(2) These conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident prevention, and other public services and facilities.
(3) The public interest requires the remedying of these conditions by the creation of housing authorities to undertake projects for slum clearance and for providing safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons who lack sufficient income to enable them to live in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings without overcrowding.
(4) These housing projects are for public uses and purposes and are governmental functions of state concern.
(b) (1) As a matter of legislative determination, it is hereby found and declared that the property and bonds of a housing authority are of such character as shall be exempt from taxation.
(2) Property held by a nonprofit public benefit corporation that is controlled by a housing authority shall be included in the exemption from taxation described in paragraph (1).
(c) For purposes of this section, a nonprofit public benefit corporation shall be deemed to be controlled by a housing authority if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The nonprofit public benefit corporation is organized for purposes pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law and is solely directed and managed by directors, officers, or employees of the housing authority.
(2) The organizational documents of the nonprofit public benefit corporation contain provisions that in the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the nonprofit public benefit corporation, all assets of the nonprofit public benefit corporation revert to ownership by the housing authority.
(d) (1) It is the intent and purpose of this section to clarify subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and, therefore, the changes made by this bill to this section do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of, the existing law.
(2) Any outstanding ad valorem tax, interest, or penalty that was levied on the property of a housing authority that meets the requirements of this section shall be canceled, and any tax, interest, or penalty, as so levied, that was paid prior to January 1, 2024, shall be refunded.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 766, Sec. 1. (AB 1528) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tax Exemption of Housing Authority Property › Section 34401.

34401. The property of an authority is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any city, county, or political subdivision of the State. In lieu of such taxes or special assessments the authority may agree to make payments to any city, county, or political subdivision of the State for services, improvements, or facilities furnished by such city, county, or political subdivision for the benefit of a housing project owned by the authority; but in no event shall such payments exceed the estimated cost to such city, county, or political subdivision of the services, improvements, or facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tax Exemption of Housing Authority Property › Section 34402.

34402. The bonds of an authority are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, are exempt from all taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34501.

34501. It has been found and declared in the Housing Authorities Law that there exist in the State unsafe and insanitary housing conditions and a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; and that the public interest requires the remedying of these conditions. It is found and declared that:
(a)  The assistance provided for in this chapter for the remedying of the conditions set forth in the Housing Authorities Law constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public money may be spent and other aid given.
(b)  It is a proper public purpose for any state public body to aid any housing authority operating within its boundaries or jurisdiction or any housing project located therein, as the state public body derives immediate benefits and advantages from such an authority or project.
(c)  The provisions of this chapter are necessary in the public interest.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34505.

34505. “Housing projects” means any work or undertaking of a housing authority pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law or any similar work or undertaking of the Federal Government.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34506.

34506. “State public body” means any city, county, borough, commission, district, authority, or other subdivision or public body of the State.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34507.

34507. “Governing body” means the council, board of supervisors, board of trustees, or other body having charge of the fiscal affairs of the state public body.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34508.

34508. “Federal Government” means the United States, the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34509.

34509. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may exercise the powers prescribed in Sections 34510 to 34518, inclusive, upon such terms, and with or without consideration, as it may determine.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34510.

34510. A state public body may dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its property to a housing authority or the Federal Government.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34511.

34511. A state public body may cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34512.

34512. A state public body may furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34513.

34513. A state public body may:
(a)  Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of its territory.
(b)  Make exceptions to building regulations and ordinances to the extent that such exceptions do not conflict with the provisions of the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13, the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or any modifications made pursuant to Section 17958.5. Any exceptions which conflict with such provisions, rules and regulations, or modifications, shall be invalid.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34515.

34515. A state public body may enter into agreements with a housing authority or the Federal Government respecting action to be taken by the state public body pursuant to this chapter. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the agreements may extend over any period of time not to exceed 45 years from the end of the year in which any such project becomes available for occupancy. Such time limitation shall not apply to any agreements entered into prior to the effective date hereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1803.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34516.

34516. A state public body may do any of the following:
(a)  Any and all things, necessary or convenient, to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects.
(b)  Purchase or legally invest in any of the bonds of a housing authority and exercise all of the rights of any holder of the bonds.
(c)  Enter into leases or installment payment contracts without any limitation on the duration thereof for the purpose of aiding and cooperating with a housing authority in financing the acquisition, planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of land on which mobilehomes or a mobilehome park are, or may be, located, and exercise any powers with respect to that financing and land as it may exercise with respect to housing projects, if the requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 34312 are satisfied with respect to the percentage of occupancy by persons of low income.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 485, Sec. 4. Effective September 6, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34517.

34517. With respect to any housing project which a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the Federal Government and which the housing authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection, a state public body shall not require any changes to be made in the housing project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to its construction.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34518.

34518. A state public body may incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by it in exercising the powers granted in this chapter. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, a state public body may make any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in Sections 34510 to 34517, inclusive, without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.
Prior to entering into any cooperation agreement the governing body of any state public body shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of giving interested persons an opportunity to be heard as to whether such cooperation agreement should be entered into.
Notice of such hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code prior to the date of hearing. At least three copies of the proposed cooperation agreement submitted to the governing body shall be available for inspection by interested persons prior to the public hearing.
The cooperation agreement may provide that there shall be a public hearing prior to the approval by the governing body of a county or city of any site for a public housing project.
The executed cooperation agreement shall be conclusive evidence that all proceedings prior thereto under this section have been in full compliance with this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34519.

34519. In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may contract with a housing authority or the Federal Government with respect to the sum which it may agree to pay during any period to the state public body for the improvements, services, and facilities to be furnished by it for the benefit of the housing project. The amount of the payments shall not exceed the estimated cost to the state public body of the improvements, services, or facilities to be furnished. The absence of a contract for such payments does not relieve any state public body from the duty to furnish for the benefit of the housing project the customary improvements and the services and facilities it usually furnishes without a service fee.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34520.

34520. When any housing authority created for any city or county becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the governing body of the city or county shall immediately make an estimate of the amount necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authority during its first year, and may appropriate the amount to the authority as a loan or donation. Any city or county located wholly or partially within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money to the authority or agree to do so. When it has money available, the housing authority shall make reimbursements for all such loans made to it.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Housing Cooperation Law › Section 34521.

34521. The exercise by a state public body of the powers granted in this chapter may be authorized by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1803.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law › Section 34601.

34601. The definition and general provisions contained in Sections 34602 to 34606, both inclusive, govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law › Section 34602.

34602. “Owner” means any nonprofit corporation, limited distribution mortgagor, mutual housing corporation, or cooperative or any legal entity or body which is (1) qualified for mortgage insurance or direct loans by the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency in the financing of any housing program wherein owners’ profits are controlled or eliminated by the terms of agreement with the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency, or (2) qualified for housing assistance payments authorized by paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)).
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law › Section 34604.

34604. “Local housing authority” means a housing authority created pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200), Part 2, Division 24 of this code.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law › Section 34605.

34605. “Housing facility” means any dwelling made available with financing provided through mortgage insurance, direct loan programs, or grants by the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency or any dwelling which is constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to a housing-assistance-payment contract authorized by paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)).
“Housing facility” includes management and maintenance space and other nondwelling space or facilities necessary for the operation of the housing facility.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Housing Operations Law › Section 34606.

34606. Owners may enter into contracts with local housing authorities whereby the housing authority may provide services to the owners on a nonprofit basis for the planning, management, and operations of housing facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 579.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 6 - FINANCIAL DISCRIMINATION › CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations of Purpose and Policy › Section 35801.

35801. The Legislature finds and declares:
(a)  The subject of housing is of vital statewide importance to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state.
(b)  A healthy housing market, where residents of this state have a choice of housing opportunities and where the housing consumer may effectually choose within a free market place, is necessary to achieve a healthy state economy.
(c)  The equities that California residents accumulate in family homes must be protected and conserved.
(d)  The Legislature has the responsibility to direct the discontinuance of injurious practices.
(e)  With respect to certain geographic areas, financial institutions have sometimes denied financial assistance or approved assistance on terms less favorable than are usually offered in other geographic areas, regardless of the creditworthiness of the applicant or the condition of the real-property security offered, and this practice has the following effects:
(1)  Contributes to the decline of available family housing in such areas and is likely to continue to do so.
(2)  Limits the choice of housing opportunities and inhibits the operation of a healthy housing market in such areas.
(3)  Leads to the abandonment of such areas.
(4)  Adversely affects the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of this state.
(5)  Undermines the value of the equity of current owners of property in such areas.
(6)  Inhibits the granting of amortized loans.
(7)  Perpetuates racially and economically segregated neighborhoods and geographic areas.
(f)  The practice of denying mortgage loans or adversely varying the terms of such loans because of conditions, characteristics, or trends in a neighborhood or geographic area that are unrelated to the creditworthiness of the applicant or the value of the real property security offered is against public policy.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1140.)