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California · Through 2026-09-13

GOV § 51243.6

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]
  3. DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]
  4. PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]
  5. CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land [51200. - 51297.4.]
  6. ARTICLE 3. Contracts [51240. - 51257.5.]

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) The enforceability of contracts entered into pursuant to this article is necessary to permit the preferential taxation provided to the owners of land under contract, pursuant to Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.

(b) The option granted to a city pursuant to Section 51243.5 to elect not to succeed to a contract may be held only by the city.

(c) No contracting landowner has a reasonable expectation that a contract can be terminated immediately pursuant to this article without penalty.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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