California · Civil Code

CIV §51.12: (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the requirements for senior housing under Sections 51.

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This statute contains legislative findings and declarations regarding requirements for senior housing under Sections 51. It does not define a criminal offense or violation.

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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the requirements for senior housing under Sections 51.10 and 51.11 are more stringent than the requirements for that housing under the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-430). (b) Any person who resided in, occupied, or used, prior to January 1, 1990, a dwelling in a senior citizen housing development which relied on the exemption to the special design requirement provided by Section 51.4 as that section read prior to January 1, 2001, shall not be deprived of the right to continue that residency, or occupancy, or use as the result of the changes made to this section by the enactment of Senate Bill 1382 or Senate Bill 2011 at the 1999–2000 Regular Session of the Legislature. (c) This section shall only apply to the County of Riverside.

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