Section 37911 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 1.
37911
. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is
necessary and essential that cities, counties, and cities and
counties, and redevelopment agencies and housing authorities within
such cities, counties, and cities and counties, be authorized to make
long-term, low-interest loans to finance residential rehabilitation
in depressed residential areas in order to encourage the upgrading of
property in such areas. Unless such local agencies intervene to
provide some form of assistance to finance residential
rehabilitation, many depressed residential areas will deteriorate at
an accelerated pace because property owners are not able to obtain
rehabilitation loans from private sources.
The Legislature further finds and declares that many depressed
residential areas contain scattered vacant parcels and residences
that are so severely deteriorated that they must be demolished. The
existence of such conditions in residential rehabilitation areas
often impedes the progress of residential rehabilitation and
improvement. It is, therefore, necessary that local agencies be
authorized to include new construction in the form of residential
infill construction as an integral part of a residential
rehabilitation financing program.
The Legislature also finds and declares that preservation of
existing housing stock is a primary purpose of this part. Much
housing exists that can be preserved if moved from one location to
another. It is, therefore, necessary that local agencies be
authorized to include such preservation in the form of move-on
residences.