BILL NUMBER: AB 2239	CHAPTERED  09/20/00

	CHAPTER   554
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 24, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 9, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 25, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Corbett

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act to add Section 798.73.5 to the Civil Code, relating to
mobilehome parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2239, Corbett.  Mobilehome parks:  mobilehomes:  sales and
transfers.
   Existing law provides that, during the term of a mobilehome owner'
s rental agreement, the management of a mobilehome park shall not
require the removal of a mobilehome from the park upon its sale to a
3rd party, except under specified conditions for the purpose of
upgrading the quality of the park.
   This bill would limit the right of the management, upon a sale or
transfer, to require repairs or improvements to a mobilehome, its
appurtenances, or an accessory structure, when the mobilehome is to
remain in the park.  This bill would provide that, except as
specified, the required repairs or improvements shall be to the
mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that is not
owned and installed by the management, and shall relate to their
exterior.  This bill would further provide that the repairs or
improvements shall be based upon or required by a local ordinance,
state statute, or regulation relating to mobilehomes, or a rule or
regulation of the mobilehome park that implements or enforces a local
ordinance, state statute, or regulation.  This bill would also
require management to provide a written summary of repairs or
improvements required to a mobilehome in the case of a sale or
transfer, as specified, within 10 business days after receiving a
request for this information as part of a notice a homeowner is
required to give 60 days before terminating his or her tenancy.  This
bill would state that its provisions are declarative of existing
law, as specified.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 798.73.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
   798.73.5.  (a) In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome
that will remain in the park, the management may only require repairs
or improvements to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an
accessory structure that meet all of the following conditions:
   (1) Except as provided by Section 798.83, the repair or
improvement is to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory
structure that is not owned and installed by the management.
   (2) The repair or improvement is based upon or is required by a
local ordinance or state statute or regulation relating to
mobilehomes, or a rule or regulation of the mobilehome park that
implements or enforces a local ordinance or a state statute or
regulation relating to mobilehomes.
   (3) The repair or improvement relates to the exterior of the
mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that is not
owned and installed by the management.
   (b) The management, in the case of sale or transfer of a
mobilehome that will remain in the park, shall provide a homeowner
with a written summary of repairs or improvements that management
requires to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory
structure that is not owned and installed by the management no later
than 10 business days following the receipt of a request for this
information, as part of the notice required by Section 798.59.  This
summary shall include specific references to park rules and
regulations, local ordinances, and state statutes and regulations
relating to mobilehomes upon which the request for repair or
improvement is based.
   (c) The provisions of this section enacted at the 1999-2000
Regular Session of the Legislature are declarative of existing law as
they pertain to allowing park management to enforce park rules and
regulations; these provisions specifically limit repairs and
improvements that can be required of a homeowner by park management
at the time of sale or transfer to the same repairs and improvements
that can be required during any other time of a residency.