Section 37001.5 Of Part 8. Public Housing Election Implementation Law From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 8.
37001.5
. The words "develop, construct, or acquire," as used in
Section 1 of Article XXXIV of the State Constitution, shall not be
interpreted to apply to activities of a state public body when such
body does any of the following:
(a) Provides financing, secured by a deed of trust or other
security instrument to a private owner of existing housing; or
acquires a development, for which financing previously has been
provided, as a temporary measure to protect its security and with an
intention to change the ownership so that it will not continue to be
the owner of a low-rent housing project.
(b) Acquires or makes improvements to land which is anticipated to
be sold, ground leased, or otherwise transferred to a private owner
prior to its development as a low-rent housing project, provided (1)
the land and improvements thereon are not subject to an exemption
from property taxation by reason of public ownership for more than
five years following acquisition or improvement by the state public
body, or (2) such an exemption from property taxation persists beyond
the five-year period and no alternative use is designated for the
land or improvements, but any property tax revenues lost by affected
taxing agencies on account of the exemption of land or improvements
from property taxes by reason of public ownership of the property, or
any interest in the property after the five-year period, are fully
reimbursed by payments in lieu of taxes following the expiration of
the five-year period.
(c) Leases existing dwelling units from the private owner of such
units, provided the lease or a subtenancy thereunder does not result
in a decrease of property tax revenues with respect to the dwelling
units leased.
(d) Provides assistance to the private owner or occupant of
existing housing which enables an occupant to live in decent, safe,
and sanitary housing at a rent he or she can afford to pay.
(e) Provides assistance to a low-rent housing project and monitors
construction or rehabilitation of such project and compliance with
conditions of such assistance to the extent of:
(1) Carrying out routine governmental functions.
(2) Performing conventional activities of a lender.
(3) Imposing constitutionally mandated or statutorily authorized
conditions accepted by a grantee of assistance.
(f) Provides assistance to a development prior to its becoming a
low-rent housing project without intending or expecting that the
development will become a low-rent housing project, as defined.
(g) Provides financing for a low-rent housing project pursuant to
Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51325) of Part 3 of Division 31.