California Health and Safety Code

§ 51252

HSC § 51252Div. 31 · Part 3 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Upon application to the department, any city, county, city and county, or combination thereof acting jointly, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria shall be certified as a local housing agency by the department if the department determines that the applicant meets the criteria specified in subdivision (b). If a local housing agency consists of more than one city, county, or city and county, each such entity shall individually meet the criteria of subdivision (b). All applications of prospective housing sponsors for loans or grants authorized by this part for housing developments shall be reviewed by the local housing agent, if any, for the area in which the housing development is to be financed. The local housing agent shall approve an application for a loan or grant for a housing development unless it expressly finds that the application does not meet one or more of the following criteria:

(1)The proposed housing development conforms with a housing element that meets the requirements of subdivision (b).

(2)The proposed housing development is consistent with the provision of a full range of housing opportunities within the jurisdiction of the local housing agent.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1207.