California Health and Safety Code

§ 50675

HSC § 50675 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 31 · Part 2 · Ch. 6.7

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Large numbers of California’s renters face excessive housing costs and live in overcrowded or substandard units. Many of these renters also have special housing needs arising from their employment status, age, or disability, and live in communities suffering from a lack of investment.

(b)In previous years, the state has attempted to address the needs of California renters through a series of small programs operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development, each offering financing targeted at a specific population or building type. These programs were typically highly successful in addressing local housing and community development needs. However, because each individual program came with a unique set of rules, the programs were often costly and time consuming to administer, for both the state and program users.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.