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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 31Pt. 2Ch. 14§ 50853 Subsidized Housing Conversion Notice

§ 50853 Subsidized Housing Conversion Notice

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§ 50853 Subsidized Housing Conversion Notice

Key Takeaways

  • •The government must give people a list of cheap rental homes that might stop being cheap soon. This list includes details like the home's address, who owns it, and when it could become expensive.
  • •If the owner wants to make the cheap rental home expensive, the government must tell both the owner and the people living there what they can and can't do.
  • •The government must also tell people where they can get help if they want to buy the cheap rental home themselves.
  • •The government must explain the rules and steps for changing a cheap rental home into an expensive one.

Example

Imagine you live in an apartment where the rent is kept low because the government helps pay for it. One day, the owner of the apartment wants to stop getting help from the government, which means your rent could go up a lot.

The government must give you a list of apartments like yours that might become expensive soon. They also have to tell you and your landlord what rules you both have to follow. Plus, if you and your neighbors want to buy the apartment building to keep the rent low, the government must tell you where to get help to do that.

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§ 50853 Subsidized Housing Conversion Notice

The department shall provide to tenants of subsidized rental units, community organizations, local governmental agencies, and other interested persons all of the following: (a)  To the extent that information on federally and state subsidized housing projects, eligible for conversion, is available from federal, state, or other agencies, a written inventory of information on those projects, upon demand to the public. For each project, the information shall include, but not be limited to, the project name and address, the project owner, the earliest date of eligibility for subsidy termination, the type of ownership, the number of units in the building to be affected by conversion, the federal financing program, the loan contract number, the amount and term, interest rate, endorsement date, type of Section 8 contract, Section 8 contract number, and any other information determined to be pertinent. (b)  Written information concerning the legal rights, responsibilities and options of owners and tenants when an owner intends to convert the building. (c)  Written information concerning available technical assistance, within the state, for tenants and community nonprofits interested in buying those properties from the owner. (d)  Written information relating to the conversion process of federally subsidized rental units and applicable federal, state, and local laws. (e)  Any other information or technical assistance determined by the department to further the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1438, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

informationterminationownershipcontracttenantpropertycommunitysubsidized housing

Related Statutes

  • § 50850 Preserving Federally Subsidized Housing
  • § 1793.7 Continuing Care Permit Forfeiture
  • § 25395.69 Bona Fide Purchaser Definition
  • § 33418 Affordable Housing Income Monitoring
  • § 46080 Noise Research And Control

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 50853.
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