{"data":{"id":"us-ca/mvc-996.17","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"MVC § 996.17","heading":"","body":"The Department of Veterans Affairs shall have a prior claim on any office space constructed pursuant to this article at the time of initial occupancy of the office space and at all times thereafter; provided, the department shall pay rentals as prescribed in Section 996.19 for the space it occupies.","path":["Military and Veterans Code - MVC","DIVISION 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE [690. - 1008.5.]","CHAPTER 6. State Benefits for Veterans [980. - 999.80.]","ARTICLE 5d. Veterans Affairs Construction Act [996.13. - 996.21.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c3808bf2aa0286b0a8ca6b9535f29368ab3dcc2384e4f61ff6d73f7a779bec52","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/mvc-996.14","next":"us-ca/mvc-996.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}