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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 1 - General Provisions › Section 34215.

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 every estate, interest, and right in it, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise, and the indebtedness secured by such liens.
(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 1 - General Provisions › Section 34216.

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 assignee of all or part of such lessor’s interest, and the Federal Government when it is a party to any contract with 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 1 - General Provisions › Section 34217.

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 information to a county welfare department in order to aid that department in the administration of public social services programs provided for pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This section may be implemented either through an automated data exchange system or through a manual system. Any housing authority maintaining and providing information pursuant to this section shall comply with confidentiality and privacy laws concerning the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information, as contained in Section 10850 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 contained in Section 552a of Title 5 of the United States Code. The authority shall provide a written form to each person about whom information is to be provided to a county welfare department pursuant to this section. The form shall notify the person that the information exchanges may occur. A copy of the form may be retained by the person and the authority. The form shall specify the purpose for which the information has been solicited, the entities to which the information may be provided, the uses that may be made of the information, as set forth in Section 552a(e)(3) of Title 5 of the United States Code, and the right of the client to request review of the information that has been provided to the county welfare department. The authority may provide only information that is necessary to determine eligibility for county welfare department programs or services for which the client has applied or which he or she is receiving. The authority shall allow the client to review the information it has provided to a county welfare department, upon request of the client. This section is not intended to eliminate any other legal obligation of the authority to obtain consent from a client before releasing information to another entity.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 985, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 34218.

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. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a housing authority may require a 20 percent cash escrow or a 25 percent irrevocable letter of credit or the payment bond required by this section if the contract is for work undertaken pursuant to the Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program established by Section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. Secs. 1437d and 1437l), or the Public Housing Modernization Act established by Section 5(c)(3)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. Secs. 1437d and 1437l).
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 40. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 34219.

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 assistance by (1) leasing from the owner at a higher rent than is charged to the tenant or (2) contracting with the owner to make monthly payments in addition to rent paid by the tenant.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34240.

34240. In each county and city there is a public body corporate and politic known as the housing authority of the county or city. The authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers unless, by resolution, the governing body of the county or city declares that there is need for an authority to function in 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 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34240.1.

34240.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 34240, the governing body of any city or county may, upon declaration by resolution that there is a need for an authority to function in it, enter into an agreement with any other city or county whose governing body has declared by resolution the need for an authority to function in it, to form an area housing authority in the manner set forth in Sections 34246 and 34247.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 917.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34241.

34241. The governing body may make the determination as to whether there is a need for an authority to function upon its own motion or upon the filing of a petition signed by 25 residents of the county or city asserting that there is need for an authority to function in the county or city and requesting that the governing body so declare.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34242.

34242. The governing body may adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority if it finds either of the following:
(a)  That insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the county or city.
(b)  That there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county or city available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34243.

34243. In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary the governing body may take into consideration:
(a)  The degree of overcrowding.
(b)  The percentage of land coverage.
(c)  The light, air, space, and access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations.
(d)  The size and arrangement of the rooms.
(e)  The sanitary facilities.
(f)  The extent to which conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34244.

34244. In any proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the authority, the authority is conclusively deemed to have been established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the adoption of a resolution by the governing body declaring the need for the authority. The resolution is sufficient if it declares that there is such need for an authority and finds in substantially the terms of Section 34242 that either or both of the conditions set forth in that section exist in the county or city. A copy of the resolution duly certified by the clerk is admissible in evidence in any proceeding.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34245.

34245. If, after the lapse of two years after the adoption of the resolution the governing body finds that the authority has failed to transact any business or exercise any of its powers, it may adopt a resolution declaring that the authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers under this chapter, and that the offices of the authority commissioners are vacated. At any time thereafter the governing body may declare by resolution that there is need for an authority to function in the county or city, such determination to be made pursuant to this article.
(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 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34246.

34246. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing bodies of any two or more cities or counties or any combination thereof may by agreement create an area housing authority. Each governing body party to such agreement shall appoint two persons as commissioners of such authority, and, except as otherwise provided in Section 34246.5, the governing bodies shall jointly appoint one commissioner at large, and, upon appointment of all required commissioners, the authority shall be authorized to exercise all of the powers and transact all of the business which a housing authority of a city or county which is functioning and exercising its powers is authorized to exercise or transact.
(b)  The governing body of each city or county shall designate one of those commissioners first appointed by it to serve for a term of three years and one to serve for a term of four years. Successors shall be appointed by the governing body for terms of four years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The commissioner at large shall serve for a term of four years. His successors shall be appointed jointly by the governing bodies for terms of four years, except that a vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. In the event that a successor shall not have been appointed by the governing bodies within 30 days following a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a successor.
(c)  Three-fifths of the commissioners of an area housing authority constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners.
(d)  The commissioners shall select a chairman from their number.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34246.5.

34246.5. (a)  The governing bodies party to an agreement entered pursuant to Section 34246 shall jointly appoint a tenant of the area housing authority as commissioner of such authority. If the area housing authority does not have tenants, the governing bodies shall appoint a tenant of the area housing authority to the commission within one year after the area housing authority first does have tenants.
(b)  The appointment of a tenant commissioner shall be in lieu of the appointment of a commissioner at large pursuant to Section 34246. If a commissioner at large is in office on the effective date of this section, the tenant commissioner initially appointed shall take office at such time as the term of the commissioner at large shall expire.
(c)  The tenant appointed as a commissioner shall serve for a term of two years, but only so long as he remains a tenant of the area housing authority. His successors shall also be tenants of the area housing authority and shall be appointed jointly by the governing bodies for terms of two years, except that a vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(d)  A tenant appointed as a commissioner shall have all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34247.

34247. The area of operation of an authority created pursuant to Section 34246 shall be the combined possible areas of operation of participating cities and counties, as determined by Sections 34208 and 34209.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 917.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34248.

34248. (a)  If a city or county which enters into an agreement pursuant to Section 34246 has previously established a housing authority, the powers and duties of such authority shall be vested in the area housing authority upon the appointment of all required commissioners to the area authority.
(b)  Upon such transfer of powers and duties, the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for the city or county authority, and any debts, demands, liabilities or obligations existing in favor or against such authority, and any proceedings of such authority, shall become those of the area housing authority, and any and all such titles, debts, demands, liabilities, obligations, and proceedings shall have the same validity, force and effect as if acquired, incurred, accrued, or taken by the area housing authority.
(c)  Any such transfer of powers and duties shall not affect or impair the status or rights of any duly appointed employees of the city or county authority, and such status and rights shall have the same validity, force, and effect as if attained during employment with the area housing authority.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 917.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34249.

34249. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to prohibit agreements between public agencies pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. When such an agreement creates an agency or entity which is separate from the parties to the agreement and which is responsible for the administration of a housing program authorized by this part, the public agencies party to such agreement shall provide for the appointment of a tenant of such agency or entity to the governing body of the agency or entity. If such agency or entity does not have tenants, then the parties to the agreement shall provide for the appointment of a tenant of the agency or entity to the governing body thereof within one year after the agency or entity first does have tenants. The term of a tenant appointed to the governing body of such an agency or entity shall be two years, but if a tenant appointee ceases to be a tenant of the agency or entity, he shall be disqualified and another tenant of the agency or entity shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. A tenant appointed to the governing body of such an agency or entity shall have all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other member of such governing body.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities › Section 34250.

34250. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing body, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 34240 or 34245 and pursuant to another resolution authorizing such an action, may contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development, or any other redevelopment agency or authority, for the furnishing by the department, redevelopment agency, or authority of any necessary staff services associated with or required by an authority and which could be performed by the staff of an authority. In such a case the governing body shall be vested with all of the rights, powers, duties, and privileges and immunities vested by this part in an authority.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1238.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34270.

34270. When the governing body of a city adopts a resolution declaring the need for an authority, it shall promptly notify the mayor of the adoption. Upon receiving the notice and if his office is one filled by election by the people, the mayor, subject to the confirmation of a majority of the members of the governing body, shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority. The mayor shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority if the authority has tenants, or within one year after the authority first does have tenants. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.
If the office of the mayor is not elective, the city governing body shall make the appointments.
The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Chapter 120 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 545 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34270.1.

34270.1. The provisions of this section apply to an authority in a city and county.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including Section 34272, the mayor shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority in a city and county. The mayor shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age. Appointments shall not be subject to confirmation by the governing body of the city and county. All commissioners appointed on and after January 1, 1977, shall be residents of the city and county, at the time of their appointment and during their term of office. A failure to maintain residence in the city and county shall cause the office to be vacant. Vacancies in office for whatever reason, including but not limited to, the expiration of a term, shall be filled by the mayor as provided for in this section.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1400.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34271.

34271. When the governing body of a county adopts such a resolution it shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority. The governing body shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority if the authority has tenants, or within one year after the authority first does have tenants. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.
The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Chapter 120 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 545 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34271.5.

34271.5. (a)  The governing body of a county of the 10th class may appoint two additional commissioners to increase the number of commissioners of an authority which is in existence and transacting business and exercising its powers on March 7, 1973.
(b)  One of the two additional commissioners shall be a project tenant and the other shall be a senior citizen over 62 years of age who may be a tenant. The two additional commissioners first appointed shall not be or have been commissioners of such authority.
(c)  The two additional commissioners shall serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. Their successors shall be appointed for a term of four years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(d)  Under this section, four commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes.
(e)  All of the provisions of this part shall apply to an authority of a county of the 10th class, except those provisions which conflict with the provisions of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34272.

34272. (a)  In the case of a commission of five persons, three of the commissioners first appointed shall be designated by the appointing authority to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from the date of their appointment, and two shall be designated to serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. If two tenant commissioners are added to increase the number of commissioners of an authority, such commissioners shall serve for terms of two years from the date of their appointments, and their successors shall be tenants. Successors of commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four years, except that successors of tenant commissioners shall be appointed for a term of two years and all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A tenant commissioner shall have all the powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner. If a tenant commissioner ceases to be a tenant of the authority, he shall be disqualified as commissioner and another tenant shall be appointed to fill the unexpired term.
(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to the conditions in this section, a commissioner may be an officer or employee of the county or city for which the authority is created, or he may be a member, commissioner, or employee of any other agency or authority of, or created for, the community.
(c)  An officer or employee of a city or county in which an authority is established may serve as a commissioner only if such officer or employee does not exercise powers or duties in his office or employment that may conflict with the exercise of the independent judgment required to carry out the purposes of an authority.
(d)  Any appointment of a successor to a commissioner of a city housing authority shall be made by the mayor if his office is one filled by election by the people, subject to the confirmation of a majority of the members of the governing body. If the office of mayor is not elective the governing body of the city shall make the appointment. All appointments of commissioners of a county housing authority shall be made by the governing body of the county.
The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Section 2 of Chapter 367 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 1112 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34273.

34273. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and the certificate is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34274.

34274. A commissioner shall not be regularly employed by the authority to which he is appointed during his tenure of office, but may receive per diem payment for attendance at not more than four meetings per month of the authority, which shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per day, and shall receive necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 43.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34275.

34275. The power of each authority is vested in the commissioners in office from time to time.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34276.

34276. In the case of a commission of five persons, three commissioners constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes while in the case of a commission of seven persons, four commissioners constitute a quorum for such purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners empowered to vote, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority require a larger number.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 120.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34277.

34277. The mayor of the city or the governing body of the county shall designate the first chairman from among the commissioners. The authority shall select his successor from among its commissioners.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34278.

34278. (a) An authority shall select from among its commissioners a vice chairman. It also may employ a secretary, who shall be executive director, technical experts, and any other officers, agents, and employees that it requires, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, terms of employment, and compensation. The authority shall adopt personnel rules and regulations applying to all employees. Those rules shall contain procedures affecting conflicts of interest, use of funds, and personnel procedures on hiring and firing, including removal of personnel for inefficiency, neglect of duties, or misconduct in office. Those rules and regulations shall be of public record.
(b) An authority may contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development, any city, any county, or any other authority, for the furnishing by the department, city, county, or authority of any necessary staff services associated with or required by an authority and which could be performed by the staff of an authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 596, Sec. 10.5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34279.

34279. For the legal services it requires, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of the city or the county or may employ its own counsel and legal staff.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34280.

34280. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees the powers or duties it deems proper.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34281.

34281. A commissioner or employee of an authority shall not acquire any direct or indirect interest in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project. If he owns or controls a direct or indirect interest in any such property, he shall immediately make a written disclosure of it to the authority and the disclosure shall be entered upon its minutes. Failure so to disclose his interest constitutes misconduct in office.
Nothing contained in this section or in any other provision of law shall be construed as precluding a tenant of an authority from serving as a commissioner of that authority, provided that the fact of such tenancy is disclosed to the authority in writing and entered upon its minutes immediately upon his assuming office; nor shall any provision in this code or elsewhere be construed as in any manner inhibiting the right of such tenant commissioner to exercise the full powers vested in his office.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1054.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34282.

34282. For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the governing body of the county in the case of a county authority, or by the mayor, if he has the power of appointment of commissioners, otherwise, by the governing body of the city in the case of a city authority. A commissioner shall be removed only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing on them and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. If a commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings and the charges and findings on them shall be filed in the office of the clerk.
(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 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34283.

34283. The commissioners shall provide by resolution for the time and place of holding their regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or by two commissioners, and notice thereof shall be mailed to each commissioner at least 48 hours before the meeting. An authority shall supply to the governing body of its respective city or county, on request, such information relating to its activities as are public records. Leases and lists or rosters of tenants of the authority shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection by the public, but shall be supplied to the respective governing body on request, pursuant to this section.
Leases and lists or rosters of tenants shall be open for inspection by any government agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1465.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING › PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law › ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees › Section 34284.

34284. The governing body of any city or county may call upon the residents and existing community organizations within the area of jurisdiction of the governing body to form a community housing advisory committee comprising persons who, for at least six months, have been residents in or owned property in the area of the governing body’s jurisdiction, and which is considered representative by the governing body. The members of the community housing advisory committee shall serve without compensation.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1392.)
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34285. (a)  The governing body of a city or county may call upon the residents in a housing project to form a project committee comprised of persons who for at least six months have been residents in the project, and which is considered representative by the governing body. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
(b)  The authority, through its staff, shall upon the direction and approval of the governing body consult with and obtain the advice of the project committee concerning matters which affect the residents of the project. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply for a one-year period after the formation of the project committee, subject to one-year extensions by the governing body.
(c)  Minutes of all the meetings of the authority with the project committee, which meetings shall be open and public, together with a record of all the information presented to the project committee by the authority or by the project committee for the authority for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, shall be maintained by the authority. Such minutes and records shall be open to public inspection and a summary of such records shall be included in a report to the governing body submitted by the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 897.)
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34286. Any tenant shall be eligible for appointment as a tenant commissioner of any authority if such person is a tenant in any housing provided by or through such authority pursuant to the provisions of this part, the Temporary Housing Projects Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 35450) of, or the Farm Labor Center Law, Part 7 (commencing with Section 36050) of, this division. Any tenant shall also be eligible for appointment as one of the commissioners not required to be a tenant commissioner, with all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 631.)
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34290. (a)  As an alternative to the appointment of commissioners of the authority, the governing body of any county or city, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 34240 or at any time thereafter, may declare itself to be the commissioners of the authority, in which case, all the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities, vested by this chapter in the commissioners of an authority, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be vested in the governing body.
(b)  If the governing body of any county or city has declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority, the governing body shall also appoint two tenants of the authority as commissioners if the authority has tenants, or within one year after the authority first does have tenants. One tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants over that age. Tenant commissioners appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall serve, and their successors shall be appointed, as provided in Section 34272.
(c)  As an alternative to appointment of tenants of the authority as commissioners of the authority pursuant to subdivision (b), if a housing commission is created as provided in Section 34291, the governing body may make tenant appointments pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission rather than to the authority. In communities where the housing commission also serves as the community redevelopment commission under Section 33201, the governing body may make tenant appointments pursuant to subdivision (b) to that joint commission rather than to the authority.
(d)  A tenant commissioner shall have all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 478, Sec. 5. Effective July 28, 1983.)
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34291. A governing body of a county or city which has declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority pursuant to Section 34290 may, by ordinance, create a housing commission. The number of members thereof, their terms of office, their qualifications, and the method of their appointment and removal shall be as provided by ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 106.)
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34292. If a housing commission is created as provided in Section 34291, its function shall be to review and make recommendations on all matters to come before the authority prior to authority action, except emergency matters and matters which the commission, by resolution, excludes from its review. The governing body may provide for procedures for review and recommendation, and for further functions of the commission, by ordinance or resolution, and may delegate any of its functions as commission of the housing authority to the housing commission created pursuant to Section 34291.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1343.)
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34293. A governing body of a county or city which has declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority pursuant to Section 34290 may, at any time by resolution, determine that it shall no longer function as the commissioners of the authority, in which event, the mayor, if elected, or the governing body, pursuant to Sections 34270 or 34271, shall appoint commissioners of the authority, and, upon such appointment, the housing commission, if any, shall no longer function.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
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34310. An authority constitutes a corporate and politic public body, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34311. An authority may:
(a)  Sue and be sued.
(b)  Have a seal and alter it.
(c)  Have perpetual succession.
(d)  Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.
(e)  Make, amend, and repeal by-laws and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34312.5. (a)  An authority may provide leased housing to persons of low income throughout the county in which it operates, except:
(1)  No commitment to provide leased housing outside the area of operation may be made in advance of construction without approval of the local governing body of the city or, if an unincorporated area, the county with jurisdiction of the site of construction; and
(2)  Leased housing may not be provided within the area of operation of another authority if the local governing body of the other authority disapproves in advance.
(b)  An authority may contract with the redevelopment agency of any city within the county to exercise its powers in the city pursuant to a contract with the redevelopment agency funded from the redevelopment agency’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for the purpose of increasing or improving the city’s supply of low- and moderate-income housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1565, Sec. 5.)
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34312.6. The same notice requirements as specified in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code shall apply to multifamily rental housing that receives financial assistance pursuant to Section 34312.3.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.)
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34312.7. (a)  (1)  When refunding revenue bonds for multifamily housing which were previously issued pursuant to Section 34312.3, the authority shall ensure that rental units required, by this chapter or by applicable federal law at the time the original bonds were issued, to be reserved for occupancy for low- and very low income households shall remain occupied by, or made available to, those persons at least until the later of the following:
(A)  The date originally so required.
(B)  As long as any bonds remain outstanding with respect to the development.
(2)  For bonds previously issued to finance a development where all of the units, other than management units, are, at the time of the refunding, subsidized by a housing assistance payments contract for new construction and substantial rehabilitation pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall mean a period of time until the termination of the contract.
(b)  The authority may determine that the period set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to the refunding of previously issued revenue bonds for which there is a mandatory redemption or acceleration as a result of default under the terms of the existing loan agreement or other security documents.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 735, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
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34313. Except where there existed on September 15, 1945, contracts for financial assistance between a housing authority and the Federal Government, no low-rent housing or slum-clearance project shall be developed, constructed, or owned by an authority after September 15, 1945, except after consultation with the school district in which the project is located, and until the governing body of the county or city in which it is proposed to develop, construct, or own the project, proves it by resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34314. An authority may arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works, or facilities for, or in connection with, a housing project, or a project assisted pursuant to Section 34312.3, or the occupants thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter or in any other law, an authority may include in any contract let in connection with a project stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages and maximum hours of labor and any conditions which the federal government has attached to its financial aid of the project.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1013, Sec. 2. Effective September 22, 1983.)