Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1844.
This part is known as the “State Housing Law.”
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
California Health and Safety Code — §§ 17910-17914
Sections (5)
Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 438.
The provisions of this part do not apply to any building regulated by Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000), Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), or Part 6 (commencing with Section 19960) of this division, unless such parts specifically require such application.
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.
Rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this part and building standards published in the State Building Standards Code, relating to the erection or construction of buildings or structures, shall not apply to existing buildings or structures or to buildings or structures as to which construction is commenced or approved prior to the effective date of the rules, regulations, or building standards, except by act of the Legislature, but rules, regulations, and building standards relating to use, maintenance, and change of occupancy shall apply to all hotels, motels, lodginghouses, apartment houses, and dwellings, or portions thereof, and buildings and structures accessory thereto, approved for construction or constructed before or after the effective date of such rules, regulations, or building standards.
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 12. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.
(a)The department shall notify the entities listed in subdivision (c) of the dates that each of the international or uniform codes published by the specific organizations described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 17922 are approved by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 18930 and the effective date of the model codes as established by the California Building Standards Commission.
(b)The department may publish information bulletins regarding code enforcement as emergencies occur or at any other time the department determines appropriate.
(c)The department shall distribute the information described
in subdivision (a), and may distribute the information described in subdivision (b), to the following entities:
(1)The building department in each county and city.
(2)Housing code officials, fire service officials, professional associations concerned with building standards, and any other persons or entities the department determines appropriate.
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 522, Sec. 2. (SB 655) Effective January 1, 2026.
(a)It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that all dwelling units, as defined in Section 1940 of the Civil Code, shall be able to attain and maintain a safe maximum indoor temperature.
(b)All relevant state agencies, including but not limited to, the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Public Utilities Commission, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, State Air Resources Board, State Department of Health Care Services, State Department of Public Health, and Strategic Growth Council shall consider the state policy identified in subdivision (a) for both of the following:
(1)When revising, adopting, or establishing policies, programs, and criteria, including grant criteria, that are relevant to achieving this state policy.
(2)Beginning January 1, 2027, when revising, adopting, or establishing regulations that are relevant to achieving this state policy.
(c)This section does not expand any obligation of the state to provide a safe maximum indoor temperature or to require the expenditure of additional resources to develop infrastructure beyond the obligations that may exist pursuant to subdivision (b).