Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 5 > Division 2 > Part 2 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Conduits and Electrical Lines

• Assistance: means direct financial assistance for a multifamily housing development, including, but not limited to, assistance provided pursuant to this division by the department or agency, and mortgage and construction financing provided by a public agency. See California Health and Safety Code 19903
• board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Dwelling: means all housing whether owned or rented. See California Health and Safety Code 19903
• Elderly or handicapped household: means , two or more persons who live together as a household, without regard to any specific relationship, and at least one of whom is an elderly or handicapped person or an elderly and handicapped person. See California Health and Safety Code 19903
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• local agency: means county, city, and sanitary district. See California Government Code 55300
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Public agency: includes a federal agency if the requirements of this part would not conflict with, or be preempted by, the requirements of federal law. See California Health and Safety Code 19903
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23