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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 3Ch. 12§ 33005 Benefit District Bond Assessments

§ 33005 Benefit District Bond Assessments

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§ 33005 Benefit District Bond Assessments

Key Takeaways

  • •If a neighborhood gets special improvements (like better roads or parks), the people who own property there might have to pay extra money to help pay for it.
  • •The extra money they pay should be fair and based on how much their property actually benefits from the improvements.
  • •The extra money collected, plus any other money the neighborhood already has, should be enough to pay back the loans (bonds) taken for the improvements.

Example

A neighborhood gets new sidewalks and streetlights paid for with a loan.

The people who own homes in that neighborhood will have to pay extra money each year to help pay back the loan. The amount each homeowner pays depends on how much their home benefits from the new sidewalks and streetlights. The total extra money collected should be enough to pay back the loan plus interest.

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§ 33005 Benefit District Bond Assessments

Special benefit assessments for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued for a benefit district shall be levied in the benefit district at rates which are sufficient in the aggregate, together with revenues already collected and available therefor, to pay the principal of, and interest on, all bonds of the district issued for the benefit district. Other revenues of the district shall be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds only to the extent set forth in any agreement of the district for the benefit of bondholders. Special benefit assessments in the benefit district and zones, if any, therein shall be calculated to reflect, as accurately as possible, the benefit received by the property assessed in the benefit district or zones, if any, therein as a result of the project to be financed thereby. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1322, Sec. 4.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

agreementspecial benefit assessmentsbenefit districtbenefitsproperty

Related Statutes

  • § 33001 Rail Transit Benefit Assessments
  • § 33002.9 Property Exclusion Petition Process
  • § 33000 Rapid Transit Benefit Assessments
  • § 33001.5 Benefit District Hearing Resolution
  • § 33002 Special Benefit Assessment Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 33005.
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