BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 149
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 149 (Correa)
As Amended May 25, 2012
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :31-3
HOUSING 6-1 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Torres, Atkins, Bradford, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Cedillo, Hueso, Jeffries | |Bradford, Charles |
| | | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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|Nays:|Beth Gaines |Nays:|Harkey, Donnelly, |
| | | |Nielsen, Norby, Wagner |
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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.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, the fiscal impact would be negligible.
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 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
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assuming enforcement authority of the MPA and the SOPA 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 owners to pay an annual fee and obtain
a permit to operate from either HCD or the local enforcement
agency. This bill requires HCD and local enforcement agencies
to include in each annual permit-to-operate invoice notice of
the MRL or the Recreational Vehicle Parks Occupancy Law, as
applicable to the park.
The author chairs the Senate Select Committee on Manufactured
Housing and Communities and introduced this bill 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 mobilehome 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. This bill would make owners
aware of the laws that are applicable in their park.
Analysis Prepared by : Anya Lawler / H. & C.D. / (916)
319-2085
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