§ 17008 Indigent Property Retention Aid

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•If a poor person owns part of the home they live in, the county can help them keep it.
•The county can give money that would normally be used for rent to help fix or save their home.
•This money must be used only to keep their home, not for anything else.

Example

A person who doesn't have much money owns a small house but can't afford to fix the leaky roof.

The county can give them money that would usually go toward rent to fix the roof so they don’t lose their home.

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§ 17008 Indigent Property Retention Aid

In cases in which an indigent has an interest in the real property upon which he resides, a county may allow an amount that would otherwise be included in his budget for rentals, when such amount is necessary and will be used entirely for the purpose of preserving so far as possible the retention of such interest to provide a place of residence for the indigent. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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ownership property retention residence

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 17008.

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