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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 49Ch. 4Art. 3§ 81839 Community College Site Options

§ 81839 Community College Site Options

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§ 81839 Community College Site Options

Key Takeaways

  • •A community college can plan to use a piece of land for a future building project.
  • •The college can make a deal with the land owner to buy or rent the land later, paying a fee each year until they decide.
  • •The state won’t pay for this yearly fee, and it doesn’t change how much the state helps pay for the project.
  • •This deal is only the college’s responsibility, not the state’s.

Example

A community college wants to build a new library in 5 years but isn’t ready to buy the land yet.

The college can make a deal with the land owner to pay a small fee every year to hold the land. Later, they can decide to buy or rent it. The state won’t help pay this yearly fee, and the college is the only one responsible for the deal.

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§ 81839 Community College Site Options

The governing board of a community college district may include a proposed site in its plans for a project and may enter into an agreement with the owner of property constituting such proposed site whereby the district, for an annual consideration to be borne by the district, is given an option to purchase, or lease with an option to purchase such property at an unspecified future date, as a building site. The existence of such an agreement shall in no way affect the determination of the share of the cost of the project to be borne by the state under this chapter, and the consideration paid by the district for such option or lease shall not be considered part of the cost of the project in determining the state’s share of the funding thereof. Such option or lease agreement shall constitute an obligation of the district and shall not be construed as in any way creating an obligation on the part of the state. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 910, Sec. 2. Effective September 17, 1980.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

agreementconsiderationobligationterminationpropertyleasecommunityeffective september

Related Statutes

  • § 8768 Outdoor Education Property Agreements
  • § 8771 County School Property Disposal
  • § 81330 Community College Property Leases
  • § 81901 Community College Revenue Bonds
  • § 17417 School District Lease Resolution

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 81839.
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