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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 4 - Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities › Section 34315.

34315. An authority may:
(a)  Lease or rent any dwellings, houses, accommodations, lands, buildings, structures, or facilities embraced in any housing project, or a project assisted pursuant to Section 34312.3, and establish and revise the rents or charges for them.
(b)  Own, hold, and improve real or personal property.
(c)  Purchase, lease, obtain option upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property or any interest in property.
(d)  Acquire any real property by eminent domain.
(e)  Sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in it.
(f)  Insure or provide for the insurance of any real or personal property or operations of the authority against any risks or hazards.
(g)  Lend upon the security of a mortgage or deed of trust, directly or by purchase from one or more qualified mortgage lenders, in connection with the sale of real property to persons of low income and to other persons pursuant to Section 34312.3, moneys for the financing of construction or rehabilitation pursuant to this part, or the implementation of government housing and rehabilitation financing programs for persons of low income and for other persons when acting pursuant to authorization contained in Section 34312.3, Part 13 (commencing with Section 37910) of this division, or Part 3 (commencing with Section 50900) of Division 31, subject only to the limitations on income of borrowers or residents prescribed by the statutory provisions under which the authority is acting. With respect to financing activities conducted pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 50900) or Part 4 (commencing with Section 51600) of Division 31, the authority shall obtain certification as a qualified mortgage lender pursuant to Section 50094.
(h)  Procure insurance or guarantees from the federal government or the California Housing Finance Agency or from any person licensed to insure mortgages in this state of the payment of all or part of any debts, whether or not incurred by the authority, secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on any property included in any of its housing projects or otherwise financed pursuant to this chapter or secured by mortgages or deeds of trust pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with Section 37910) of this division or Part 3 (commencing with Section 50900) of Division 31.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 6.)
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34315.3. An authority may accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source, and expend any funds so received for the purposes of this chapter and the activities permitted to authorities by state law, including leased housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
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34315.5. An authority may transfer real property not needed by the authority to a fire protection district for fire protection purposes without consideration if the board determines that such transfer is necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 522.)
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34315.7. Real property owned by an authority which the authority determines is not required for its foreseeable needs and which is not transferred pursuant to Section 34315.5, shall be disposed of for the following purposes, in descending order of priority:
(a)  For the purposes, and in accordance with the provisions, of Article 10 (commencing with Section 50568) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(b)  To public, nonprofit, or private developers for development of housing for persons and families of low and moderate income, as defined by Section 50093. Such transfers may not be made at a cost below the housing authority’s acquisition cost but may be made at a cost below market value if (1) not less than 30 percent of the housing units to be developed will be enforceably restricted for occupancy by persons and families of low and moderate income, with at least 50 percent of the housing units restricted to persons and families of low income, and (2) a transfer at below market value is necessary to assure that the housing units restricted for occupancy by persons and families of low or moderate income will be provided at affordable housing cost, as defined by Section 50052.5.
(c)  To private developers, generally, at market value for development of housing.
(d)  For any purpose, where the sale is at public auction to the highest bidder.
The Department of Housing and Community Development shall adopt regulations governing disposal of surplus real property of housing authorities pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). The regulations shall include requirements for providing public notice of a housing authority’s intent to dispose of real property in accordance with this section and shall also specify other reasonable requirements to implement the priorities established by this section.
The deed or other instrument of conveyance shall recite that the authority has determined the property is not required for its foreseeable needs and it is being disposed of pursuant to this section and, if the property is disposed of pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development. Such recital shall be conclusive in favor of purchasers and encumbrancers for value.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall not invalidate any right, title or interest acquired by a purchaser or encumbrancer for value.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 581.)
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34316. An authority may:
(a)  Invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds, or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which commercial banks may legally invest money subject to their control.
(b)  Purchase its bonds at a price not more than their principal amount and accrued interest; all bonds so purchased shall be canceled.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
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34316.1. The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code shall apply to the deposit of funds of an authority. Where the term “treasurer” is used in such article, it shall mean “housing authority” or the official designated by it to act hereunder, and where the term “local agency” is used in such article, it shall mean “housing authority.”
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
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34316.2. An authority may deposit the money of the authority with the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall deposit those funds in the county treasury and disburse them upon warrants of the county auditor issued at the request of the authority.
The county may require the authority to reimburse the county for any expenses incurred by the county in performing any of the services required to be performed by the county by this section.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 593, Sec. 1.)
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34316.5. The proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this part to finance housing as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 34312, Section 34312.3, and subdivision (g) of Section 34315 and revenues accruing to the authority on account of such a program may be invested in any securities or obligations authorized by the resolution providing for issuance of the bonds or authorized by its trust indenture, when the bond proceeds or revenues are not immediately required to provide financing under the program. Such investments may include mortgage obligations on single-family dwellings purchased from a state or federally chartered bank or savings and loan association pursuant to a repurchase agreement under which the bank or savings and loan association will repurchase the mortgage obligation on or before a specified date and for a specified amount, provided that the mortgage or the repurchase agreement shall be insured by a mortgage insurance company licensed to insure mortgages in the State of California and qualified to provide insurance on mortgages purchased by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.
The authority provided in this section is additional and alternative to any other authorization for investment contained in this part or other provisions of law.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 7.)
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34317. Within its area of operation, an authority may:
(a)  Investigate into living, dwelling, and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such conditions.
(b)  Determine where slum areas exist or where there is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income.
(c)  Make studies and recommendations relating to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstructing of slum areas, and the problem of providing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and cooperate with the city, the county, the State or any of its political subdivisions in action taken in connection with such problems.
(d)  Engage in research, studies, and experimentation on the subject of housing.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34318. Acting through one or more commissioners or other person or persons designated by it, an authority may:
(a)  Conduct investigations, hear testimony, and take proof under oath at public or private hearings on any matter material for its information.
(b)  Administer oaths, issue subpenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of books and papers, and issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside of the State, unable to attend before the authority, or excused from attendance.
(c)  Make available to appropriate agencies, including those charged with the duty of abating nuisances or like conditions or of demolishing unsafe or insanitary structures within its area of operation, its findings and recommendations with regard to any building or property where conditions exist which are dangerous to the public health, morals, safety, or welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34319. An authority may exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted in Sections 34311 to 34318, inclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34320. No law concerning the acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by other public bodies is applicable to an authority unless the Legislature specifically so states.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34320.5. An authority shall provide relocation assistance and shall make all of the payments required by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, including the making of such payments financed by the federal government.
This section shall not be construed to limit any other authority which an authority may have to make other relocation assistance payments, or to make any relocation assistance payment in an amount which exceeds the maximum amount for such payment authorized by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1574.)
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34321. It is declared to be the policy of the State that each authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations, and that no housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit, or as a source of revenue to the city or the county. To this end an authority shall fix the rentals for dwellings in its projects at no higher rates than it finds necessary to produce revenue which, together with all other available money, income, and receipts of the authority, will be sufficient for all of the following:
(a)  To pay, when due, the principal and interest on its bonds.
(b)  To meet the cost of, and to provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of any insurance, and the administrative expenses of the authority.
(c)  During not less than the six years immediately succeeding its issuance of any bonds, to create a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal and interest payments which will be due on such bonds in any one year thereafter and to maintain the reserve. However, this subdivision shall not be construed to prevent an authority from utilizing any financial aid from the federal government to the maximum extent available.
This section shall not apply to any person, individual, firm, partnership, company, association, joint stock association or corporation other than a public entity having an interest in any housing project owned in part or constructed or operated by one or more authorities.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 723.)
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34322. Except as provided by Section 34312.3, in the operation or management of housing projects, an authority shall:
(a)  Rent or lease the dwelling accommodations only to persons of low income and only at rentals within their financial reach.
(b)  Rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the occupants, without overcrowding.
(c)  Fix income limits for occupancy and rents after taking into consideration (1) the family size, composition, age, physical handicaps, and other factors which might affect the rent-paying ability of the person, and (2) the economic factors which affect the financial stability and solvency of the project.
(d)  Prohibit subletting by tenants.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 8.)
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34322.2. Each authority shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a plan for selection of applicants to assure equal opportunity and nondiscrimination on grounds of race, color, or national origin. The plan shall include standards for eligibility, procedures for prompt notification of eligibility or disqualification, and procedures for maintaining a waiting list of eligible applicants for whom vacancies are not immediately available. Eligible applicants shall be offered available vacancies in order of application, subject to the following:
(a)  Preference categories shall be established to give priority to persons displaced by public or private action.
(b)  Priority shall be given within each preference category to families of veterans and servicemen.
(c)  The authority may establish occupancy standards, offering available units only to families of appropriate size.
(d)  The authority may further limit the offering of available units to families of appropriate qualifications in order to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or contractual agreements with governmental agencies pursuant to such law or regulations.
(e)  An applicant may reject, or refuse to promptly occupy, suitable units at two different locations and still be entitled to the next available suitable unit.
Nothing in this section shall prevent an authority from suspending processing of applications of persons of low income unlikely to be offered units within two years, or requiring annual renewal of applications, or honoring its obligations to persons of low income determined to be qualified prior to January 1, 1976.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
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34322.5. No authority shall require occupants of any project to be citizens of the United States, provided, however, that in the event there are insufficient housing units to accommodate the number of applicants for such units, the authority may give preference to citizens of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1583.)
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34323. Nothing contained in Sections 34321 and 34322 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession of a housing project, cause the appointment of a receiver for it, or acquire title to it through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed by such sections.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34324. Any two or more authorities may join or co-operate with one another in the exercise either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing, including, but not limited to, the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations and giving security therefor, or planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, rehabilitating, or operating, or entering into any contract with respect to, any housing project or projects or other dwelling accommodations located within the area of operation of any one or more of such authorities. For any such purpose, one authority may provide by resolution that another authority with which it has joined or is co-operating in the exercise of powers is authorized to act on its behalf with respect to any or all of the powers, as its agent or otherwise, in its name, the name of such other authority, or in the names of the authorities which have joined or are co-operating.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 723.)
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34325. An authority may acquire by eminent domain any real property which it deems necessary for its purposes under this chapter. Real property belonging to the city, the county, the state, or any of its political subdivisions shall not be acquired without its consent.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
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34326. All housing projects are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated. In the planning and location of any housing project, an authority shall take into consideration the relationship of the project to any larger plan or long-range program for the development of the area in which it functions.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34327. An authority may:
(a)  Borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for or in aid of any housing project within its area of operation.
(b)  Take over, lease, or manage any housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government.
(c)  Borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the state or any of its political subdivisions to assist in providing housing and housing services within its area of operation.
(d)  For these purposes, comply with such conditions and enter into any mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements necessary, convenient, or desirable.
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project by an authority and to secure the financial aid and cooperation of the state in providing housing and housing services within its area of operation.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)
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34327.3. County public housing agencies may apply for, process, and distribute, to the extent that federal funds are available, housing certificates issued pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.) to families deemed eligible pursuant to Section 16517 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 1. Effective July 23, 1992.)
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34327.5. Whether or not the type, amount, and manner of expenditure of any funds received by an authority from the Federal Government, or any funds derived from such funds, are in accordance with the law or contract under which the funds were received, or any applicable federal regulations, shall be matters to be determined exclusively by the federal agency. This section is not intended, and shall not be construed, to prohibit prosecution and conviction of violation of any law of this State.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1812.)
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34327.6. All funds of housing authorities not subject to audit by a federal agency shall be audited at least once each year at the expense of the housing authority by a certified public accountant or a public accountant holding a valid permit issued by the California Board of Accountancy. Audits made by a certified public accountant, or a public accountant, together with a final balance sheet and operations statement for the year for all authority funds, shall be filed for record purposes with the Department of Housing and Community Development. The authority shall prepare and file with the Department of Housing and Community Development a budget for the year for which the audit is taken with each audit prepared or submitted pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1055, Sec. 44. Effective September 30, 2000.)
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34328. At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk of the respective city or county and with the Department of Housing and Community Development a report of its activities for the preceding year. This report shall contain information adequate for the city, county, or department to determine that the requirements of Section 34312.3 have been met for any activity undertaken pursuant to that section. An authority shall make either directly or through any national, regional, or state housing association or organization of which it may be a member, recommendations with reference to additional legislation or other action which it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, to the respective legislative bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1138, Sec. 7.)
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34328.1. (a)  Every housing authority shall file on the first day of October of each year with the Department of Housing and Community Development a complete report of its activities during the previous fiscal year, with recommendations for needed legislation to carry on properly a program of housing and community development in this state.
(b)  The authority shall provide the Department of Housing and Community Development funds as requested by the department to reimburse the department for the cost of processing the report required by this section.
(c)  (1)  The report shall include data on terminations of tenancies of victims of domestic violence in housing authority units, and terminations of Section 8 vouchers of victims of domestic violence. The data shall be included in all cases where a notice of termination was given, regardless of whether the termination was based in whole or in part on activity related to the domestic violence, and whether the notice resulted in the victim vacating the premises or actual termination of the voucher.
(2)  For each termination, the report shall briefly specify steps taken, if any, by the authority to address the situation or assist the victim prior to the termination, and, if known, the subsequent housing obtained by the victim. If no steps were taken, the authority may include an explanation of why none were deemed necessary.
(3)  The report shall include data on terminations of all victims of domestic violence, as reported or known to the authority, its employees, or agents, whether or not an arrest was made or any report was filed.
(4)  The report may include any other information regarding domestic violence victim terminations deemed relevant by the authority.
(5)  The report required on October 1, 2004, shall include data on all cases where a notice of termination was given to the victim from January 1, 2004, to the end of the fiscal year reportable on October 1, 2004.
(6)  For purposes of this section, “domestic violence” has the meaning set forth in Section 6211 of the Family Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 787, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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34328.2. The mayor or any member of the governing body of the city in the case of a city authority or any member of the governing body of the county in the case of a county authority shall not have any direct or indirect interest in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall such persons have any direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with the construction, repair, or maintenance of any housing project. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the authority from accepting the lowest bid on a bid contract.
This section has no application to contracts awarded to corporations in which any such person owns less than 1 percent of the entire capital stock.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1815.)
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34330. An authority shall have the power to:
(a)  Assist in relocating in suitable housing accommodations at rentals within their means persons of low income who have been or will be deprived of dwellings within areas or buildings which have been or will be cleared or demolished. In connection with any project, an authority shall maintain or provide for the maintenance of tenant placement service in which there shall be recorded lists of untenanted, suitable dwellings available to persons of low income and shall furnish such information to such persons. An authority shall from time to time make studies and surveys of dwelling units which may become unoccupied and available to persons of low income and shall also make arrangements with owners and lessors of such dwellings for registration thereof with the tenant placement service. In connection with any project, an authority may pay so much of the necessary cost of removal of persons of low income, and of business or commercial tenants, from the area or buildings to be cleared for the development of the project to suitable locations in such cases and in such amounts as may be approved by the authority. Removal costs so paid by an authority shall be included in the project cost.
(b)  Exercise the powers set forth in subdivision (a), in connection with the relocation of persons of low income who are displaced by any public or private improvement within its area of operation. The financing of such relocation activities by an authority shall be arranged by contract with the public or private agency undertaking the improvement which makes such relocation necessary.
(c)  Admit to a dwelling in any project of the authority any person or persons residing in an area or building to be cleared or demolished as described in subdivision (a) or (b), if the probable aggregate annual income of such person or persons does not exceed the income limit for continued occupancy established by the authority for the dwelling to which such person or persons is admitted.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1044.)
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34331. In the operation or management of housing projects an authority shall not do any of the following:
(a)  Evict any tenant without reasonable cause and unless the tenant has been given a written statement of such cause.
(b)  Directly or indirectly subject any tenant to any punitive action of any kind because of his membership or activity in any tenant organization.
(c)  Require that a tenant, in a lease or rental agreement, waive his rights under Section 1942 of the Civil Code, or any other rights as a tenant he might have under California or federal law.
(d)  Disclaim liability for injury as a result of its negligence or failure to repair, in any rental agreement or lease.
(e)  Terminate or refuse to renew a lease because a tenant has complained to any governmental authority of a possible violation of any building code, health ordinance, or similar regulation or has attempted lawfully to redress his grievances against the authority.
(f)  Hold any tenant liable for property damage for which a private tenant would not be liable.
(g)  File an eviction action for property damage before a decision has been reached by a grievance panel, if the tenant has requested a grievance hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)
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34332. An authority shall do all of the following:
(a)  Expressly covenant in all of its leases and rental agreements to repair the premises to comply with all building ordinances effective at the time of construction of the unit being leased or rented as to which it has not received an exception from the county or city in which the unit is situated pursuant to Section 34513 and not affected by a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 34517.
(b)  Within each managed structure of four or more dwelling units with one or more common entrances, except leased housing, post notice that a copy of all its leasing and occupancy policies, regulations and procedures is at each housing project office for inspection during regular business hours.
(c)  Make available public documents and records of the authority for inspection, except any applications for eligibility and occupancy which are submitted by prospective or current tenants of the authority.
(d)  Make an inspection of the premises before a tenant moves in and allow the tenant or prospective tenant the opportunity to examine the record of inspection.
(e)  Hold all of its public meetings at a time convenient to most tenants and in a public room large enough to accommodate the persons who may reasonably be expected to attend. Any person may speak at such a meeting, if such person informs the authority at any time before the meeting begins that he desires to speak.
(f)  Within each managed structure of four or more dwelling units with one or more common entrances, except leased housing, post notice of the schedule of regular meetings of the commissioners and of the posting of changes in schedule and of summary agendas in housing project offices.
(g)  At each project office post a copy of all its leasing and occupancy policies, regulations and procedures, and post a notice of each meeting of the commissioners together with a summary agenda for the meeting at least three days in advance of each meeting. Unintentional or unavoidable failure to post, or changes in the agenda, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings.
(h)  Distribute as an addendum to its lease form notice of the availability of: (1) leasing and occupancy policies, regulations and procedures, (2) notices of meetings, and summary agendas (3) grievance procedures, (4) any available written translations into languages other than English of notices, records, or documents required by this section to be posted or made available to tenants, and (5) any oral translation services available to tenants not speaking, reading, or understanding English.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)
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34333. Any attempted waiver in any lease or rental agreement entered into by the authority of any of the rights granted tenants as against the authority by Sections 34331 and 34332 shall be void as against public policy.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)
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34334. No responsibility of a private landlord of leased housing, or duty of a housing authority to impose a responsibility upon a private landlord of leased housing, shall be implied from Section 34331 or 34332.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)
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 34350.

34350. An authority shall have the following powers:
(a)  To issue bonds for any of its corporate purposes.
(b)  To sell or otherwise dispose of any mortgage loans, in whole or in part, or to loan sufficient funds to any person to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of purchasing mortgage loans, so that the revenues and receipts to be derived with respect to the loans, together with any insurance proceeds, reserve accounts, and earnings thereon, shall be designed to produce revenues and receipts at least sufficient to provide for the prompt payment at maturity of principal, interest, and redemption premiums, if any, upon all bonds issued to finance such costs.
(c)  To pledge any revenues and receipts to be received from or with respect to any mortgage loans or loans made to lending institutions pursuant to this chapter to the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter, and the interest and redemption premiums, if any, thereon.
(d)  To mortgage, pledge, assign, or grant security interests in any mortgage loans, notes, loans made to lending institutions pursuant to this chapter, or other property in favor of the holder or holders of bonds issued therefor or of the trustee for such holder or holders.
(e)  To sell and convey any mortgage loans, or loans made to lending institutions pursuant to this chapter, for such prices and at such times as the authority may determine.
(f)  To issue its bonds to refund previously issued bonds in whole or in part at any time.
(g)  To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of any of the powers granted in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 9.)
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34350.2. A housing authority may not issue bonds pursuant to Section 34312.4 unless it has received an allocation of qualified mortgage bonds pursuant to Section 50193, and has complied with the applicable provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 50171) of Part 1 of Division 31.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 306, Sec. 2.)
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34350.5. The exercise of any or all powers granted by this chapter shall be authorized and the bonds shall be authorized to be issued under this chapter for the purposes set forth in this chapter, by resolution of the authority which shall set forth a finding and declaration (1) of the public purpose therefor and (2) that such resolution is being adopted pursuant to the powers granted by this chapter. The finding and declaration shall be conclusive evidence of the existence and sufficiency of the public purpose and powers.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 10.)
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 34351.

34351. An authority may issue such types of bonds as it determines, including bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:
(a)  Exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed with the proceeds of the bonds, or with such proceeds together with a grant from the Federal Government in aid of the project.
(b)  Exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated housing projects whether or not they were financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds.
(c)  From its revenues generally.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
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34352. (a)  Any of the bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenues or a mortgage of any housing project or other property of the authority.
(b)  Any pledge made to secure bonds shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues and receipts or property or interests in the property pledged and thereafter received by the authority, a trustee, or custodian shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against such authority, trustee, or custodian, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 11.)
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 34353.

34353. Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds are liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their issuance. The bonds and other obligations of an authority are not a debt of the city, county, state, or any of its political subdivisions and neither are they liable on the bonds, nor are the bonds or obligations payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the authority pledges for the payment thereof; and the bonds shall so state on their face. The bonds do not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 12.)
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 34354.

34354. By resolution, an authority may authorize the issuance of its bonds which may be taxable or nontaxable. The resolution, its trust indenture, or mortgage may provide for:
(a)  The issuance of bonds in one or more series.
(b)  The date the bonds shall bear.
(c)  The date of maturity, not exceeding 45 years from their respective dates.
(d)  The interest rate, not exceeding 12 percent a year.
(e)  The denomination of the bonds.
(f)  The form of the bonds, either coupon or registered, as permitted by law.
(g)  The conversion or registration privileges which the bonds shall carry.
(h)  The rank or priority of the bonds.
(i)  The manner of execution of the bonds.
(j)  The medium of payment in which the bonds are payable.
(k)  The place of payment.
( l)  The terms of redemption, with or without premium.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 13.)
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34354.5. Notwithstanding Section 34354 or any other provision of law, the rate of interest on any indebtedness or obligation of a housing authority which is payable to the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof or on any indebtedness or obligation of a housing authority which is guaranteed by the federal government or any instrumentality thereof may be at a rate higher than the limitation established in Section 34354, or any other law, if the rate is the rate established by the federal government or any instrumentality thereof. Any such indebtedness or obligation shall be in any form and denomination, have any maturity and be subject to any conditions which may be prescribed by the federal government or agency or instrumentality thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714.)
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 34355.

34355. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and upon such terms as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or by separate resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 478, Sec. 6. Effective July 28, 1983.)
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 34356.

34356. The bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signatures of such authority commissioner or officer as may be designated in the resolution authorizing the bonds and such signatures shall be the valid and binding signatures of such commissioner or officer, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon have ceased to be commissioner or officer of the authority. The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on, nor affected by, the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to any mortgage loans or housing projects for which the bonds are issued. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this chapter and the recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiable.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1309, Sec. 14.)