Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 31 > Part 3 > Chapter 6 - Neighborhood Preservation

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• 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.
• 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}
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Persons and families of low or moderate income: includes very low income households, as defined in Section 50105, extremely low income households, as defined in Section 50106, and lower income households as defined in Section 50079. See California Health and Safety Code 50093
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.