Health and Safety Code section 50406.6
(a)
For the purposes of this section, “coordinated entry system” means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for any individual displaced from or returning to a single-room occupancy unit undergoing rehabilitation or a replacement unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1)
An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A)
They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B)
They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authority’s shelter plus care program or Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program.(C)
They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D)
They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2)
An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.
Source:
Section 50406.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=50406.6. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).
