California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 51243.6

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 188, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)The enforceability of contracts entered into pursuant to this article is necessary to permit the preferential taxation provided to the owners of land under contract, pursuant to Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
(b)The option granted to a city pursuant to Section 51243.5 to elect not to succeed to a contract may be held only by the city.
(c)No contracting landowner has a reasonable expectation that a contract can be terminated immediately pursuant to this article without penalty.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 51243.6 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-1-cities-and-counties/part-1-powers-and-duties-common-to-cities-and-counties/chapter-7-agricultural-land/article-3-contracts/section-51243.6

Other sections in Article 3 - Contracts

§ 51240§ 51241§ 51242§ 51243§ 51243.5§ 51243.6§ 51244§ 51244.3§ 51244.5§ 51245…§ 51253§ 51254§ 51255§ 51255.1§ 51256§ 51256.1§ 51256.2§ 51256.3§ 51257§ 51257.5

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