BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 149
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Date of Hearing: June 27, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Norma Torres, Chair
SB 149 (Correa) - As Amended: May 25, 2012
SENATE VOTE : 31-3
SUBJECT : Mobilehomes and special occupancy parks: permit
invoice: notice.
SUMMARY : Requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) or a local enforcement agency to include on
the annual invoice for a permit to operate a mobilehome park or
special occupancy park notice of the Mobilehome Residency Law
and the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law, as applicable
to the park.
EXISTING LAW
1)Regulates, pursuant to the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL), the
relationship between park owners or managers and residents in
mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities (Civil
Code �798 et seq.).
2)Directs HCD to regulate, pursuant to the Mobilehome Parks Act
(MPA), the construction, installation, use, maintenance, and
occupancy of mobilehomes and mobilehome parks (Health and
Safety Code Section 18200, et seq.).
3)Gives local agencies the option of assuming enforcement
authority of the MPA and its implementing regulations within
their jurisdiction through agreement with HCD (Health and
Safety Code Section 18300).
4)Requires mobilehome park owners to obtain a permit to operate
from HCD or the local enforcement agency and renew the permit
on an annual basis (Health and Safety Code Section 18506).
5)Regulates, pursuant to the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy
Law, the relationship between park owners or managers and park
occupants in recreational vehicle parks (Civil Code �799.20,
et seq.).
6)Directs HCD to regulate, pursuant to the Special Occupancy
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Park Act (SOPA), the construction, maintenance, occupancy,
use, and design of recreational vehicle parks (Health and
Safety Code Section 18200, et seq.).
7)Gives local agencies the option of assuming enforcement
authority of the SOPA and its implementing regulations within
their jurisdiction through agreement with HCD (Health and
Safety Code Section 18865).
8)Requires recreational vehicle park owners to obtain a permit
to operate from HCD or the local enforcement agency and renew
the permit on an annual basis (Health and Safety Code Section
18870.7).
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
The Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) is California's
landlord-tenant law for mobilehome parks, extensively regulating
the rights, responsibilities, obligations, and relationships
between mobilehome park owners and managers and park residents.
The Recreational Vehicle Parks Occupancy Law is the analogous
law for recreational vehicle parks.
The Mobilehome Parks Act (MPA) directs the Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) to regulate mobilehome parks to
assure protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of
all mobilehome park residents. The Special Occupancy Parks Law
(SOPA) is the analogous law for recreational vehicle parks. HCD
has adopted statewide regulations to enforce both acts'
provisions. Local agencies have the option of assuming
enforcement authority of the MPA and the SOPA within their
jurisdiction through agreement with HCD. Among these
enforcement duties is performing health and safety inspections
of parks.
The MPA and the SOPA require each mobilehome park and
recreational vehicle park annually to pay a fee and obtain a
permit to operate from either HCD or the local enforcement
agency. SB 149 requires HCD and local enforcement agencies to
include in each annual permit-to-operate invoice a notice of the
MRL and the Recreational Vehicle Parks Occupancy Law, as
applicable to the park.
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The author chairs the Senate Select Committee on Manufactured
Housing and Communities and introduced SB 149 to broaden
knowledge of the MRL and the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy
Law at the least cost to the state. While California has nearly
5,000 mobile and manufactured home parks, the author reports
that only about 1,500 parks are members of professional trade
associations that provide ongoing education for their members,
including knowledge of and updates to the MRL. The situation is
similar for recreational vehicle parks. The select committee
staff reports that owners and managers of mobilehome parks and
recreational vehicle parks that are not members of trade
associations are sometimes entirely unaware that the MRL and the
Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law exist even though they
are bound by their provisions. SB 149 attempts to make owners
aware of the laws that are applicable in their parks.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)
319-2085