California Health and Safety Code 1782 – (a) An applicant shall not begin construction on any phase of a …
(a) An applicant shall not begin construction on any phase of a continuing care retirement community without first obtaining a written acknowledgment from the department that all of the following prerequisites have been met:
(1) A completed application has been submitted to the department.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1782
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
(2) A permit to accept deposits has been issued to the applicant or, in the case of continuing care retirement community renovation projects, the department has issued a written approval of the applicant’s application.
(3) For new continuing care retirement communities, or construction projects adding new units to an existing continuing care retirement community, deposits equal to at least 10 percent of each depositor’s applicable entrance fee have been placed into escrow for each phase for at least 50 percent of the number of residential living units to be constructed.
(b) Applicants shall notify depositors in writing when construction is commenced.
(c) For purposes of this chapter only, construction shall not include site preparation, demolition, or the construction of model units.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 529, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)