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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 2Ch. 5Art. 1§ 25374 County Leases For Medical Schools

§ 25374 County Leases For Medical Schools

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§ 25374 County Leases For Medical Schools

Key Takeaways

  • •Big counties (with 4 million+ people) can rent out land they own to nonprofits without asking for bids first.
  • •The land must be used for medical or dental schools, or other health training programs.
  • •The nonprofit must build or improve buildings on the land, and the county gets ownership of those buildings when the lease ends.
  • •The lease can last up to 40 years.

Example

A big county like Los Angeles wants to help a nonprofit build a new medical school.

The county can rent its empty land to the nonprofit for 40 years without asking other groups to bid. The nonprofit builds the school, and after 40 years, the county owns the buildings.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 25374 County Leases For Medical Schools

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in a county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more may, without advertising for bids, lease any real property owned by the county to any nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association for a term not to exceed 40 years for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining buildings, structures and facilities on the property for a medical, dental or postgraduate medical school or a school for undergraduate or postgraduate training in other fields of medical and allied health care. Any instrument by which the property is leased shall require the lessee named in the lease to construct on the leased premises a building or buildings to be used for the public purpose of providing medical or dental instruction or instruction in other fields of medical and allied health care to qualified students during the term of the lease and shall provide that title to the buildings shall vest in the county or city and county at the expiration of the lease term, and shall contain other terms and conditions as the board of supervisors may deem to be in the best interests of the county or city and county. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in a county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more may, without advertising for bids, lease real property, or portions thereof, owned at the time of the lease by the county and used for the purpose of conducting medical research and education to any medical school, nonprofit corporation, or nonprofit association for the purpose of conducting medical research and education. Any instrument by which the property is leased shall require the lessee named in the lease to maintain the leased premises and assume responsibility for capital improvements during the term of the lease and shall provide that title to any capital improvements shall vest in the county at the expiration of the lease term, and shall contain other terms and conditions as the board of supervisors may deem to be in the best interest of the county. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 118, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

corporationeducationmedicalschoolpropertyhealthportstudent

Related Statutes

  • § 25365 County Property Transfer Authority
  • § 25372 County Surplus Property Donations
  • § 25351.4 Motion Picture Museum Facilities
  • § 25375 County Hospital Gift Shops
  • § 37362 Low-Income Home Rehabilitation Sales

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 25374.
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