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Cal. Government Code § 7267.1 (2026)

Relocation Assistance

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(a)The public entity shall make every reasonable effort to acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation.

(b)Real property shall be appraised before the initiation of negotiations, and the owner, or the owner’s designated representative, shall be given an opportunity to accompany the appraiser during his or her inspection of the property. However, the public entity may prescribe a procedure to waive the appraisal in cases involving the acquisition by sale or donation of property with a low fair market value.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Joffe v. City of Huntington Park, 201 Cal. App. 4th 492 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).
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Joffe v. City of Huntington Park, 201 Cal. App. 4th 492 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” (Gov. Code, § 7267.1, subd. (a).) To this end, the real property “shall be appraised” prior to “the initiation of negotiations,” and the owner shall be given an opportunity to accompany the appraiser during his or her inspection of the property.”
Emeryville Redevelopment Agency v. Elementis Pigments, Inc., 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 12 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “” (Gov. Code, § 7267.1, subd. (a); see § 7267.”
Tilem v. City of Los Angeles, 142 Cal. App. 3d 694 (Cal. Ct. App. 1983). “” 7 Government Code section 7267.1, subdivision (a) provides that: “The public entity shall make every reasonable effort to acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation.”
Ventura Cnty. Flood Control Dist. v. Campbell, 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 725 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). “(Gov. Code, § 7267.1, subd. (b).) Campbell rejected the offer, and, on January 31, 1996, District wrote counsel for respondents and the Algers stating its determination to acquire the entire Grubb Ranch for a flood control project.”
Outfront Media LLC v. The City of San Diego (S.D. Cal. 2021). “) The letters to CBS Outdoor and Navarra Properties also include a paragraph stating: 4 “California Government Code section 7267.1 provides that a public entity shall make every 5 reasonable effort to acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation rather than by 6 litigation…”
Adventure Church v. City of Fresno CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). “8 Government Code section 7267.1, subdivision (a) provides: “The public entity shall make every reasonable effort to acquire expeditiously real property by negotiation.”
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