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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 4§ 17481 Short-Term Residential Property Lease

§ 17481 Short-Term Residential Property Lease

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§ 17481 Short-Term Residential Property Lease

Key Takeaways

  • •School boards can rent out school property with a house on it if they don't have enough money to use it for school stuff.
  • •They need at least two-thirds of the board members to agree to do this.
  • •The rental can only last up to three months.
  • •They can make their own rules for the rental, but they don't have to follow the usual school rules for this.

Example

Imagine a school owns a small house on some land, but they don’t have enough money to turn it into a classroom or a playground. The school board can decide to rent out this house to someone for up to three months.

The school board can do this if most of them (at least two-thirds) agree. They can set their own rules for the rental, like how much rent to charge, and they don’t have to follow the normal school rules for renting out property.

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

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§ 17481 Short-Term Residential Property Lease

In addition to any other authority to lease real property, the governing board of a school district, by a two-thirds vote of its members, may lease, for a term not exceeding three months, school district property having a residence thereon, which cannot be developed for district purposes because of the unavailability of funds. The lease shall be upon any terms and conditions that the parties thereto may agree and may be entered into without complying with any provisions in this code except as provided in this section. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

governing boardschool district propertytwo-thirds votethree monthsunavailability of funds

Related Statutes

  • § 17466 Public Property Sale Approval
  • § 17455 School Property Sale Lease
  • § 17456 School District Property Sales
  • § 17457 School Property Sale Restrictions
  • § 17461 Lease Authority Delegation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 17481.
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