Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 8 > Chapter 5.7 > Article 4 - Administration of Shared Use Buildings

• Bonded indebtedness: includes any financial encumbrance, including, but not limited to, bonds, lease revenue bonds, certificates of participation, mortgages, liens, or loans, on a building. See California Government Code 70301
• Building: means a single structure or connected structures. See California Government Code 70301
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Maintenance: means the ongoing upkeep of buildings, equipment, grounds, and utilities required to keep a building and its systems in a condition adequate to support its designed level of service. See California Government Code 70301
• Shared use: refers to a building which is used for both court and noncourt purposes. See California Government Code 70301
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
• User rights: means the right to exclusive use of the noncommon area within a building allocated to that use as well as shared use of the common areas of the building and the appurtenant grounds and parking. See California Government Code 70301