California § 70397.2 - Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a f
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§ 70397.2. Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a f
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may sell the property, in a fair market value transaction and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the reservations the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state, if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The sale complies with Section 70391, as applicable. (2) The Judicial Council consults with the county in which the property is located concerning the sale of the property. (3) The Judicial Council offers the county in which the property is located the right to purchase the property in a fair market value transaction before otherwise offering the property for sale. (4) The Judicial Council makes the availability of the property known to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of including the property on the up-to-date listing of all notices of availability for developing low- and moderate-income housing through the state maintained by the Department of Housing and Community Development on its internet website pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54222. (5) The Judicial Council makes the availability of the property known to any local public entity that has jurisdiction for developing low- and moderate-income housing where the property is located. (6) Any local agency, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 54221, that purchases the property from the Judicial Council in a fair market value transaction pursuant to this section to use the property for developing low- and moderate-income housing shall give priority to an entity that agrees to use the site for housing and proposes to provide the greatest number of units that meet the requirements of Section 54222.5 in accordance with Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the net proceeds from the sale of the property shall be deposited into the State Court Facilities Construction Fund, established by Section 70371. (c) For purposes of this section, âpropertyâ means the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse located at 720 Ninth Street, City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, Assessor Parcel Number 002-0145-026. (d) The disposition of the property authorized in this section does not constitute a sale or other disposition of surplus state property within the meaning of Section 9 of Article III of the California Constitution and is not subject to subdivision (g) of Section 11011.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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