BILL ANALYSIS AB 2120 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING AB 2120 (Silva) As Amended April 29, 2010 Majority vote HOUSING 9-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Torres, Arambula, | | | | |Bradford, Eng, Gilmore, | | | | |Knight, Saldana, | | | | |Torlakson, Tran | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Requires the management in a mobilehome park to do one of the following prior to February 1 of each year, if a significant change was made in the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) by legislation enacted in the prior year: 1)Provide all homeowners with a copy of the MRL. 2)Provide written notice to all homeowners that there has been a change to the MRL and that they may obtain a copy of the text of the law from management at no charge. Management must provide the copy within a reasonable time not to exceed 10 days upon written request. EXISTING LAW requires: 1)A copy of the text of the MRL to be attached as an exhibit to all rental agreements in mobilehome parks and states that the MRL shall be incorporated into the rental agreement by reference (Health and Safety Code Section 798.15). 2)Management to provide all homeowners with a copy of the MRL prior to February 1 of each year, if a significant change was made in the law by legislation enacted in the prior year (Health and Safety Code Section 798.15). FISCAL EFFECT : None COMMENTS : The MRL is California's landlord-tenant law for mobilehome parks. When a homeowner signs a rental agreement in a mobilehome park, a copy of the text of the MRL must be AB 2120 Page 2 attached as an exhibit. Anytime the MRL is significantly changed, park management must provide a new copy of the MRL to every homeowner by February 1 of the next year. This requirement has been in statute since 1981. The MRL has been changed through legislation every year since then and is significantly longer than it was in 1981. AB 2120 proposes to allow the management of a mobilehome park to either provide a new copy of the MRL to all homeowners when the law changes or notify all homeowners that the law has changed and provide a free copy upon written request. Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0004108