BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2120
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2120 (Silva)
As Amended June 22, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |68-0 |(May 24, 2010) |SENATE: |31-0 |(June 24, |
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Original Committee Reference: H. & C.D.
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 seven
days upon request.
The Senate amendments change the period of time during which
management must provide a homeowner with a requested copy of the
MRL from 10 days to seven days.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
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
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
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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 request.
Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)
319-2085
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