§ 10201 Land Assessment Cost Recovery

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law helps make sure that when the government builds things like roads or parks, the nearby landowners who benefit from them help pay for the costs.

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•This law lets the government charge landowners for improvements that make their property more valuable.
•It doesn’t replace other laws—it just adds another way to pay for these projects.
•The goal is to make sure the people who benefit from the work help pay for it.

Example

The city builds a new park in your neighborhood.

If your home gets more valuable because of the park, you might have to pay a little extra to help cover the cost of building it.

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§ 10201 Land Assessment Cost Recovery

This article is intended to provide a means of making the work and improvements herein mentioned useful and beneficial to the lands or property assessed to pay the costs and expenses of the construction thereof. The powers herein granted are supplemental to any other powers granted by law to any county or city, and this article does not repeal any other powers to use or utilize such work or improvements. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

work and improvements lands or property assessed powers herein granted supplemental

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 10201.

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