BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 111
Author: Correa (D)
Amended: 9/3/09
Vote: 21
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE : 3-2, 3/31/09
AYES: Corbett, Florez, Leno
NOES: Harman, Walters
SENATE FLOOR : 23-13, 4/20/09
AYES: Alquist, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, DeSaulnier,
Ducheny, Florez, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal,
Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Pavley, Romero,
Simitian, Steinberg, Wiggins, Wolk, Wright, Yee
NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Benoit, Cogdill, Cox, Denham,
Dutton, Harman, Hollingsworth, Maldonado, Runner,
Strickland, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Huff, Wyland, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 9/8/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Mobilehome Residency Law
SOURCE : Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes
and Communities
DIGEST : This bill makes various non-substantive changes
to the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL). This bill (1)
groups certain existing sections of the Mobilehome
Residency Law into a new Article 4 entitled "Utilities;"
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(2) replaces the word tenant with resident in one existing
section, consistent with terminology used throughout the
MRL; and (3) states the 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.
Assembly Amendments deleted provisions to Section 798.21 of
the Civil Code and also makes various non-substantive
changes to the Mobilehome Residency Law.
ANALYSIS : The Mobilehome Residency Law governs residency
in mobilehome parks and includes provisions that are
applicable to those who have an ownership interest in a
subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes,
or a resident-owned mobilehome park, as specified. Among
other things, these provisions set forth the rights of
residents and homeowners regarding the use of the property.
This bill reorganizes certain provisions of the Mobilehome
Residency Law and make technical changes to various
provisions thereof.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/9/09)
Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes and
Communities (Source)
California Alliance for Retired Americans
Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
enacted in 1978, the MRL governs the relationship between
park owners and mangers 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
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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, this bill groups existing sections related to
utilities under a new utilities heading and makes other
minor clarifying changes.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuentes, Miller, Vacancy
RJG:do 9/9/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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