BILL NUMBER: AB 1205	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wieckowski

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act relating to mobilehomes.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1205, as introduced, Wieckowski. Mobilehome residency: state
dispute resolution program.
   The Mobilehome Residency Law governs the terms and conditions of
residency in mobilehome parks.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide an equitable, cost effective, and more
efficient way for mobilehome tenants and mobilehome community
landlords to resolve disputes, pursuant to a state mobilehome
residency dispute resolution program, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to provide an equitable, cost effective, and more
efficient way for mobilehome tenants and mobilehome community
landlords to resolve disputes.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares that the unique
circumstances of owning a home within a manufactured housing
community require special protections. Once occupancy has commenced,
the difficulty and expense in moving and relocating a manufactured
home can affect the operation of market forces and lead to an
inequity in the bargaining positions of the parties. Having a
low-cost system for resolving disputes protects homeowners and
ensures that both parties' interests are protected.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize a state
agency or official to establish a mobilehome residency dispute
resolution program, and to do all of the following:
   (1) Produce and distribute educational materials regarding the
Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798)
of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code) and the
mobilehome residency dispute resolution program created by this act.
   (2) Administer the mobilehome residency dispute resolution program
by taking complaints, conducting investigations, making
determinations, assessing fines and other penalties, and
participating in administrative dispute resolutions, when necessary.
   (3) Collect and annually report upon data related to disputes and
violations, and make recommendations on improving mobilehome
residency dispute resolution.