Civ. Code, § 51.4 · Part 2. PERSONAL RIGHTS
Civ. Code, § 51.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the requirements for senior housing under Sections 51.2 and 51.3 are more stringent than the requirements for that housing under the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-430) in recognition of the acute shortage of housing for families with children in California. The Legislature further finds and declares that the special design requirements for senior housing under Sections 51.2 and 51.3 may pose a hardship to some housing developments that were constructed before the decision in Marina Point, Ltd. v. Wolfson (1982) 30 Cal.3d 721. The Legislature further finds and declares that the requirement for specially designed accommodations in senior housing under Sections 51.2 and 51.3 provides important benefits to senior citizens and also ensures that housing exempt from the prohibition of age discrimination is carefully tailored to meet the compelling societal interest in providing senior housing.
(b) Any person who resided in, occupied, or used, prior to January 1, 1990, a dwelling in a senior citizen housing development that relied on the exemption to the special design requirement provided by this section prior to January 1, 2001, shall not be deprived of the right to continue that residency, occupancy, or use as the result of the changes made to this section by the enactment of Chapter 1004 of the Statutes of 2000.
(c) This section shall not apply to the County of Riverside.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2007.
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Business and Professions Code
Civil Code
- Civ. Code, § 51.3Printed as Section 51.4
- Civ. Code, § 51.12Printed as Section 51.4
- Civ. Code, § 782Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of this code
- Civ. Code, § 782.5Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of this code
- Civ. Code, § 798.20Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5
- Civ. Code, § 800.25Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 12955.9Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, and 51.4 of the Civil Code
- Gov. Code, § 62206Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Gov. Code, § 62207Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Gov. Code, § 65008Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 33050Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 33435Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 33436Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 33769Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 35811Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 37630Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 37923Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50955Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 51602Printed as Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code
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