An authority constitutes a corporate and politic public body, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 34310
Powers and Duties of Housing Authorities
Known as the Housing Authorities Law
The act spans §§ 34200–34380 (141 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 11 Cal. 3d 628 - Dyas v. Superior Court (1974)
Most recently applied in 114 Cal. App. 3d 79 - Boxx v. Board of Administration (December 1980)
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.