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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 4§ 17471 Low-Value Property Lease Notice

§ 17471 Low-Value Property Lease Notice

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§ 17471 Low-Value Property Lease Notice

Key Takeaways

  • •If the government wants to rent out a property for $50 or less per month, they don’t have to post the decision publicly.
  • •Instead, they can just publish the decision in a local newspaper twice (if it’s a weekly paper) or five times (if it’s a daily paper).
  • •The newspaper must be one that people in the area actually read.
  • •If there’s no local newspaper, they can use one from the county where the property is located.

Example

A small town wants to rent out an old storage shed for $40 a month.

Since the rent is under $50, the town doesn’t have to put up a public notice. Instead, they can just announce it in the local weekly newspaper twice.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 17471 Low-Value Property Lease Notice

Whenever it is proposed to lease real property and the governing board unanimously determines in the resolution that in its opinion, the monthly rental value of the property does not exceed the sum of fifty dollars ($50), the resolution need not be posted and may, before the date of the meeting, be published in two successive issues of a weekly newspaper or in five successive issues of a daily newspaper. The newspaper in which the notice is published shall be one published in the district and having a general circulation there; or if there is no newspaper, then one having a general circulation in the district; or if there is no newspaper, then in one having a general circulation in a county in which the district or any part thereof is situated. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

monthly rental valuefifty dollars ($50)governing boardresolutiongeneral circulation

Related Statutes

  • § 17466 Public Property Sale Approval
  • § 17443 Lien Release Procedure
  • § 17447 Subdivision Lien Apportionment
  • § 17455 School Property Sale Lease
  • § 17456 School District Property Sales

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 17471.
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