BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: August 4, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
SB 951 (Correa) - As Amended: July 1, 2010
Policy Committee: Housing and
Community Development Vote: 9 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill extends the sunset date for the Mobilehome Park
Maintenance (MPM) inspection program and related fees from
January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2019.
FISCAL EFFECT
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
currently collects $1,053,652 in MPM fees and licenses 263,413
mobilehome lots in 3,596 mobilehome parks. The licensing revenue
fully covers the cost of the program.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . The intent of this legislation is to extend the MPM
inspection program. The author notes that as a result of the
program, HCD and local law enforcement officials have cited
thousands of health and safety violations over the years that
were subsequently remedied. Without the program, the author
contends these health and safety violations would not have
been addressed.
2)Mobilehome Park Maintenance Program . The MPM program provides
a complete, scheduled inspection of mobilehome parks, as
contrasted with the complaint-driven inspections that
otherwise occur. The program came about in 1990 because of
concerns that the complaint inspection process by itself did
not adequately address deteriorating health and safety
conditions in some parks. As a result of the MPM program, HCD
and local enforcement agencies since 1991 have cited both park
owners and homeowners for tens of thousands of health and
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safety violations, which as a result have been remedied.
3)Related Legislation . This bill is virtually identical to AB
1964 (Torres). That bill is currently pending in the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081