50300. The Legislature declares that there are communities in the State in which a considerable portion of the agricultural lands and improved commercial and business sites are real property as defined in this article owned by local agencies situate in distant parts of the State. These circumstances give rise to relationships between the inhabitants and […]
50301. (a) This article applies to local agencies governed under general laws or charter. (b) “Real property” as used in this article is coextensive with lands, tenements, and hereditaments and includes land, any interest or estate in land, and any servitude upon land. (c) This article applies only to the real property belonging to a local agency which […]
50302. This article is not applicable to the sale or lease of real property by a local agency to the State or a county, city, district, or political subdivision. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
50303. A local agency shall not receive any charge in excess of a reasonable charge for the sale, leasing, licensing, or other use or disposition of its real property. A local agency which receives in excess of a reasonable charge shall repay the amount of the excess, with interest from the date of collection, to […]
50304. The economic utility of the property to the user for the purpose to which it is suited is the prime factor in determining the reasonableness of the charge. For example, in a lease for grazing livestock, the prime factor is the value of the forage to the livestock producer, considering the number of livestock […]
50305. In selling or leasing its real property, a local agency shall first give any person who has occupied or used that property or a portion of it as a lawful tenant of the local agency for not less than 24 months during the 36 months next preceding the sale or lease, an opportunity to […]
50306. Upon a finding that the public interest will be furthered and with the approval of the legislative body, the board or officer having charge of real property belonging to the local agency may sell or lease the property without advertising or calling for bids. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
50307. It is against public policy to permit a person to waive the benefit of any provision of this article. A person shall not waive a right of action accruing to him pursuant to this article or any right he has as to the place of commencement or trial of the action. A person may […]
50308. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Sections 50300 to 50307, inclusive, a local agency may sell leased property, being used for nonagricultural purposes, at public auction under appropriate laws, rules, and charter provisions applying to that local agency, provided that the person or lessee having rights under Section 50305 has submitted to the local […]
