BILL NUMBER: SB 244	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  176
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 11, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 11, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  APRIL 16, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 9, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Vidak
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wagner)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2015

   An act to amend and repeal Section 798.88 of the Civil Code, and
to amend and repeal Section 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to mobilehomes.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 244, Vidak. Mobilehomes: injunctions.
   The Mobilehome Residency Law authorizes the management of a
mobilehome park to, until January 1, 2016, file a petition for an
order to enjoin a continuing or recurring violation of a reasonable
rule or regulation of the mobilehome park within the limited
jurisdiction of the superior court of the county in which the
mobilehome community is located. Existing law, until January 1, 2016,
treats these actions for injunctive relief as a limited civil case.
   This bill would extend the operation of these provisions
indefinitely.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 798.88 of the Civil Code, as amended by Section
1 of Chapter 99 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read:
   798.88.  (a) In addition to any right under Article 6 (commencing
with Section 798.55) to terminate the tenancy of a homeowner, any
person in violation of a reasonable rule or regulation of a
mobilehome park may be enjoined from the violation as provided in
this section.
   (b) A petition for an order enjoining a continuing or recurring
violation of any reasonable rule or regulation of a mobilehome park
may be filed by the management thereof within the limited
jurisdiction of the superior court of the county in which the
mobilehome park is located. At the time of filing the petition, the
petitioner may obtain a temporary restraining order in accordance
with subdivision (a) of Section 527 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A
temporary order restraining the violation may be granted, with
notice, upon the petitioner's affidavit showing to the satisfaction
of the court reasonable proof of a continuing or recurring violation
of a rule or regulation of the mobilehome park by the named homeowner
or resident and that great or irreparable harm would result to the
management or other homeowners or residents of the park from
continuance or recurrence of the violation.
   (c) A temporary restraining order granted pursuant to this
subdivision shall be personally served upon the respondent homeowner
or resident with the petition for injunction and notice of hearing
thereon. The restraining order shall remain in effect for a period
not to exceed 15 days, except as modified or sooner terminated by the
court.
   (d) Within 15 days of filing the petition for an injunction, a
hearing shall be held thereon. If the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, finds the existence of a continuing or recurring violation
of a reasonable rule or regulation of the mobilehome park, the court
shall issue an injunction prohibiting the violation. The duration of
the injunction shall not exceed three years.
   (e) However, not more than three months prior to the expiration of
an injunction issued pursuant to this section, the management of the
mobilehome park may petition under this section for a new injunction
where there has been recurring or continuous violation of the
injunction or there is a threat of future violation of the mobilehome
park's rules upon termination of the injunction.
   (f) Nothing shall preclude a party to an action under this section
from appearing through legal counsel or in propria persona.
   (g) The remedy provided by this section is nonexclusive and
nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or limit any
rights the management of a mobilehome park may have to terminate a
tenancy.
  SEC. 2.  Section 798.88 of the Civil Code, as added by Section 2 of
Chapter 99 of the Statutes of 2012, is repealed.
  SEC. 3.  Section 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by
Section 3 of Chapter 99 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read:
   85.  An action or special proceeding shall be treated as a limited
civil case if all of the following conditions are satisfied, and,
notwithstanding any statute that classifies an action or special
proceeding as a limited civil case, an action or special proceeding
shall not be treated as a limited civil case unless all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
   (a) The amount in controversy does not exceed twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000). As used in this section, "amount in controversy"
means the amount of the demand, or the recovery sought, or the value
of the property, or the amount of the lien, that is in controversy in
the action, exclusive of attorneys' fees, interest, and costs.
   (b) The relief sought is a type that may be granted in a limited
civil case.
   (c) The relief sought, whether in the complaint, a
cross-complaint, or otherwise, is exclusively of a type described in
one or more statutes that classify an action or special proceeding as
a limited civil case or that provide that an action or special
proceeding is within the original jurisdiction of the municipal
court, including, but not limited to, the following provisions:
   (1) Section 798.61 or 798.88 of the Civil Code.
   (2) Section 1719 of the Civil Code.
   (3) Section 3342.5 of the Civil Code.
   (4) Section 86.
   (5) Section 86.1.
   (6) Section 1710.20.
   (7) Section 7581 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (8) Section 12647 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (9) Section 27601 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (10) Section 31503 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (11) Section 31621 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (12) Section 52514 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (13) Section 53564 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
   (14) Section 53069.4 of the Government Code.
   (15) Section 53075.6 of the Government Code.
   (16) Section 53075.61 of the Government Code.
   (17) Section 5411.5 of the Public Utilities Code.
   (18) Section 9872.1 of the Vehicle Code.
   (19) Section 10751 of the Vehicle Code.
   (20) Section 14607.6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (21) Section 40230 of the Vehicle Code.
   (22) Section 40256 of the Vehicle Code.
  SEC. 4.  Section 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as added by
Section 4 of Chapter 99 of the Statutes of 2012, is repealed.