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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1Art. 2§ 21142 Property Conveyance For Institutions

§ 21142 Property Conveyance For Institutions

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§ 21142 Property Conveyance For Institutions

Key Takeaways

  • •A person can give land or buildings to a trustee to help build or maintain places like schools, libraries, or museums.
  • •The land or buildings given must be used for the institution's needs, like making money to support it or keeping it running.
  • •The person can also give other things, like money or items, to help the institution, like a library or art gallery.

Example

A rich person wants to help build a new library in their town.

They can give a piece of land they own to the library's trustees. The trustees can use this land to build the library and even use some of the land to make money, like renting out a small part of it, to help pay for the library's upkeep.

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§ 21142 Property Conveyance For Institutions

The grantor may also in like manner, convey by grant to the trustee or trustees any real property within this state belonging to him, which may be necessary or proper for the erection and maintenance of buildings suitable to the institution, and the buildings erected thereon, with grounds, conveniently adjacent thereto, and other lands, tenements, and hereditaments for the purpose of producing an income for the support and maintenance of the institutions and any collateral burdens which may be imposed by the terms of the foundation as part and parcel of the regulations for its conduct, and also personal property of all descriptions, which may subserve the purposes of the institution and maintenance of the library, museum, or gallery of art. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

grantortrusteereal propertyinstitutioncollateral burdenslibrary, museum, or gallery of art

Related Statutes

  • § 1042 County Education Board Powers
  • § 1048 County School Property Leases
  • § 21101 Trustee Powers And Duties
  • § 21105 Trustee Legal Authority
  • § 21106 Grantor'S Trustee Powers Election

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 21142.
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