California Government Code

§ 8899.50

GOV § 8899.50 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 15

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Affirmatively furthering fair housing” means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws. The duty to affirmatively further fair housing extends to all of a public agency’s activities and programs relating to housing and community development.

(2)“Public agency” means all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (AB 1304) Effective January 1, 2022.