Part 6.5. Validation Procedures of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 6.5.

The Legislature finds and declares that new forms of cooperation with the private sector, such as leased housing, disposition of real property acquired through redevelopment, rehabilitation assistance, replacement housing, development approvals, property tax exemptions, and relocation assistance may involve close participation with the private sector in meeting housing needs, without amounting to the development, construction, or acquisition of low-rent housing projects as contemplated in Article XXXIV of the State Constitution.

The Legislature further finds that certainty as to the validity of actions previously taken by state public bodies and local public entities, as well as the actions to be taken in the future, requires the validation of actions previously taken and the establishment of means for determining the validity of those actions to be taken in the future.

When used in this part:
  (a) "Local public entity" means any county, city, city and county, the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria, redevelopment agency organized pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of this division, or housing authority organized pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 34200) of this division, which is authorized to engage in or assist in the development or operation of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. "Local public entity" also includes two or more local public entities acting jointly.
  (b) "Persons of low income" means persons and families who lack the amount of income which is necessary (as determined by the local public entity) to enable them, without financial assistance, to live in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings without overcrowding.
  (c) "State public body" has the same meaning as defined in Article XXXIV of the State Constitution.

An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine the validity of the action of a state agency or local public entity in giving preliminary or final approval to a proposal or application which may result in housing assistance benefiting persons of low income without obtaining prior referendum approval pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution.

No action attacking or otherwise questioning a contract of financial assistance for, or the acquisition, construction or development of, a low-rent housing project for which final approval or a legally binding commitment was given by the governing body of a state public body or local public entity prior to August 20, 1976, may be brought on the grounds of failure to obtain referendum approval pursuant to Article XXXIV of the State Constitution, except as to low-rent housing projects owned in fee by local housing authorities pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Part 2, and farm labor centers developed after January 14, 1972, pursuant to the Farm Labor Centers Law, Part 7 (commencing with Section 36050) of this division.

No judicial action attacking or otherwise questioning the validity of the action of a state agency or a local public entity in giving final approval to a proposal or application which may result in housing assistance benefiting persons of low income without obtaining prior approval pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution shall be brought prior to the notice of funding commitment by the state agency or the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the legislative body of the local public entity approving the proposal or application, nor may any such action be brought at any time after 60 days from the date of the notice of funding commitment or the date of adoption of the ordinance or resolution approving the proposal, as appropriate.