Bill Text: CA AB2291 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mobilehomes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-13 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2291 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2291-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2291

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Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis

February 12, 2024

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An act to amend Section 18804 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2291, as introduced, Alanis. Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program.

Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Act, establishes the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development, which requires the department to provide assistance in taking complaints, and helping to resolve and coordinate the resolution of those complaints, from homeowners relating to certain law. Existing law establishes in the State Treasury the Mobilehome Dispute Resolution Fund, requires the fund to receive all moneys derived pursuant to the program, and makes the moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of implementing the program.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to provisions relating to that fund.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 18804 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

18804.

 (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Mobilehome Dispute Resolution Fund. The fund shall receive all moneys derived pursuant to this part. Moneys Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, available for purposes of implementing this part.

(b) (1) Beginning January 1, 2019, and each subsequent year thereafter, Each year, the department shall assess upon, upon and collect from, from the management of a mobilehome park subject to the Mobilehome Residency Law an annual registration fee of ten dollars ($10) for each permitted mobilehome lot within the mobilehome park. The department shall collect the registration fee at the same time as the annual operating permit fee imposed under the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)).

(2) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of the fee imposed by this section is to cover the costs of the department incident to the investigation of mobilehome parks for purposes of enforcing the Mobilehome Residency Law.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure to the contrary, within 90 days from payment of the registration fee to the department, management may pass on all or a portion of the amount of the annual registration fee assessed under this section to the homeowners within the mobilehome park and may collect the amount or portion thereof from the homeowner with the rent payment and other charges due, except that management shall not aggregate or include the fee in the rent nor shall the amount exceed ten dollars ($10) per mobilehome space annually. The annual registration fee shall appear as a separate line item in the bill and shall be accompanied by a clear written description of the purpose of the charge to homeowners, along with contact information for the department.