TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57550›DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-52203›PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-51298.5›CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land 51200-51297.4›ARTICLE 3. Contracts 51240-51257.5
§ 51243.6
California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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.)
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