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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 111 (Correa)
          As Amended  September 3, 2009
          Majority vote

           SENATE VOTE  :23-13  
           
           HOUSING             4-2                                         
           
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          |Ayes:|Torres, Eng, Ma, Saldana  |
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          |Nays:|Harkey, Fletcher          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Makes various non-substantive changes to the  
          Mobilehome Residency Law.  Specifically,  this bill  :   

          1)Groups certain existing sections of the Mobilehome Residency  
            Law (MRL) into a new Article 4 entitled "Utilities."

          2)Replaces the word tenant with resident in one existing  
            section, consistent with terminology used throughout the MRL.

          3)States that nothing in the bill shall be construed to affect  
            the application of any other statute, regulation, or any  
            existing contract, lease, rental agreement, or related  
            document.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None
           
          COMMENTS  :  Enacted in 1978, the MRL governs the relationship  
          between park owners and managers and the residents of the more  
          than 4,800 mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities  
          in California.  Since its enactment, the MRL has been amended  
          numerous times, resulting in the placement of sections in areas  
          that do not always appear logical.  Park owners, managers, and  
          residents rely upon the MRL to provide guidance and direction in  
          terms of their rights and responsibilities.  Existing law  
          requires a copy of the MRL to be attached to all rental  
          agreements in mobilehome parks, and requires park management to  
          provide a copy of the MRL to all homeowners prior to February 1  
          of each year if a significant change was made in the prior year.  
           In order to increase the readability and usefulness of the MRL,  








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          this bill groups existing sections related to utilities under a  
          new utilities heading and makes other minor clarifying changes.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)  
          319-2085 


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