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Section 987.60 Of Article 3.1. Veterans’ Farm And Home Purchase Act Of 1974 From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.1.
987.60
. (a) The department may acquire the farm or home from its
owner or may contract with a veteran for the construction of a
dwelling and other improvements for a farm or home, upon the terms
agreed under all of the following terms and conditions:
(1) The department is satisfied of the desirability of the property submitted.
(2) The veteran has agreed with the department that he or she, or members of his or her immediate family, will actually reside on the property within 60 days from the date of purchase by the department, or, if the residence on the property is not complete on the date of purchase, within 60 days after the residence is completed, and will continue to reside on the property until all payments due the department have been paid or the farm or home is sold, except where the occupancy requirement is waived pursuant to Section 987.62.
(3) If the department is to contract with a veteran for the construction of a dwelling and other buildings, or for the purchase of a mobilehome, all of the following are required:
(A) The veteran shall be the owner of the real property on which the dwelling and other buildings are to be constructed, or shall be the owner of the real property or shall be the owner of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property on which a mobilehome or cooperative dwelling unit is to be situated, and agrees to convey that property to the department without cost.
(B) The veteran has paid a reasonable fee set by the department to cover the cost of any preliminary service of the department that may be necessary to process the application.
(C) The veteran has filed with the department adequate plans and specifications for the improvements to be constructed upon the real property, together with a contract, executed by a contractor licensed by the State of California for the construction of the improvements in accordance with the plans and specifications within 12 months after the acquisition of the property by the department. The department may require a bond or other security instrument executed by the contractor in an amount determined by the department providing for compliance with the terms of the contract and for the payment of persons furnishing material or labor on the job, executed by a surety company, or other financial institution, authorized to do business in the State of California. The department may also require course-of-construction insurance for public liability, property damage, and workers' compensation.
(D) The plans, specifications, contract, and other required documents or security instruments are approved by the department.
(E) The veteran has placed in escrow all sums of money to be advanced by him or her, where the cost is in excess of the maximum that may be expended by the department.
(b) As used in this section, "immediate family" includes only the veteran's spouse, natural or adoptive dependent children, and parents only if the parents are dependent upon the veteran for 50 percent or more of their support.
(1) The department is satisfied of the desirability of the property submitted.
(2) The veteran has agreed with the department that he or she, or members of his or her immediate family, will actually reside on the property within 60 days from the date of purchase by the department, or, if the residence on the property is not complete on the date of purchase, within 60 days after the residence is completed, and will continue to reside on the property until all payments due the department have been paid or the farm or home is sold, except where the occupancy requirement is waived pursuant to Section 987.62.
(3) If the department is to contract with a veteran for the construction of a dwelling and other buildings, or for the purchase of a mobilehome, all of the following are required:
(A) The veteran shall be the owner of the real property on which the dwelling and other buildings are to be constructed, or shall be the owner of the real property or shall be the owner of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property on which a mobilehome or cooperative dwelling unit is to be situated, and agrees to convey that property to the department without cost.
(B) The veteran has paid a reasonable fee set by the department to cover the cost of any preliminary service of the department that may be necessary to process the application.
(C) The veteran has filed with the department adequate plans and specifications for the improvements to be constructed upon the real property, together with a contract, executed by a contractor licensed by the State of California for the construction of the improvements in accordance with the plans and specifications within 12 months after the acquisition of the property by the department. The department may require a bond or other security instrument executed by the contractor in an amount determined by the department providing for compliance with the terms of the contract and for the payment of persons furnishing material or labor on the job, executed by a surety company, or other financial institution, authorized to do business in the State of California. The department may also require course-of-construction insurance for public liability, property damage, and workers' compensation.
(D) The plans, specifications, contract, and other required documents or security instruments are approved by the department.
(E) The veteran has placed in escrow all sums of money to be advanced by him or her, where the cost is in excess of the maximum that may be expended by the department.
(b) As used in this section, "immediate family" includes only the veteran's spouse, natural or adoptive dependent children, and parents only if the parents are dependent upon the veteran for 50 percent or more of their support.
