California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 5. LOCAL AGENCIES |
Division 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES |
Part 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES |
Chapter 7. Agricultural Land |
ARTICLE 3. Contracts |
Section 51243.6.
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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.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 188, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)