California Government Code

§ 8897

GOV § 8897 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 13.8 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)There exists a serious threat to homes in the State of California from damage during earthquakes. Over 23,000 homes were damaged or destroyed during the Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17, 1989, due to the lack of adequate foundation anchoring or as a result of cripple wall failure.

(2)The building codes used in the State of California did not require homes to be bolted to their foundations until on or about 1949, and some of California’s local jurisdictions did not enforce the anchor bolting requirements until as late as 1958.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 307, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.