California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 3 - Declaration of State Policy—Blighted Areas

• Section 33030.
  (a) It is found and declared that there exist in many communities blighted areas that constitute physical and economic liabilities, requiring redevelopment in the interest of...
• Section 33031.
  (a) This subdivision describes physical conditions that cause blight:(1) Buildings in which it is unsafe or unhealthy for persons to live or work. These conditions may be...
• Section 33035.
  It is further found and declared that:(a)  The existence of blighted areas characterized by any or all of such conditions constitutes a serious and growing...
• Section 33036.
  It is further found and declared that:(a)  Such conditions of blight tend to further obsolescence, deterioration, and disuse because of the lack of incentive to...
• Section 33037.
  For these reasons it is declared to be the policy of the State:(a)  To protect and promote the sound development and redevelopment of blighted areas...
• Section 33039.
  The Legislature of the State of California recognizes that among the principal causes of slum and blighted residential areas are the following factors:(a)  Inadequate enforcement...

Last modified: October 22, 2018