Health and Safety Code section 50694

The California Self-Help Housing Program shall do all of the following:

(a)

Be a clearinghouse for owner-building and self-help rehabilitation information.

(b)

Conduct research projects and training projects pertaining to owner-building and self-help rehabilitation.

(c)

Provide information and technical assistance to, and between, public and private agencies, community groups, and present and prospective owner-rehabilitators and self-help rehabilitators.

(d)

Prepare, publish, and disseminate educational information relating to, and encouraging, owner-building and self-help rehabilitation.

(e)

Encourage and facilitate the effective use of available housing resources by existing and potential owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators and other persons seeking to improve their principal residences.

(f)

Encourage and assist the formation and operation of neighborhood organizations and community design centers to assist owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators.

Source: Section 50694, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=50694.­ (updated Sep. 26, 1985; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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