Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program - HCD’s Mobilehome Assistance Center is accepting complaints

 

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is pleased to announce the release of the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP) frequently asked questions in English and Spanish. HCD encourages interested parties to distribute or post this flyer to increase awareness of the MRLPP.

 

The Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) is the "landlord-tenant law" for mobilehome parks, which, like landlord-tenant law and other Civil Code provisions, is enforced in a court of law. The 2022 Mobilehome Residency Law Handbook includes MRL Civil Codes, frequently asked questions, and local community resources.

 

Who can submit an MRLPP complaint? Any mobilehome/manufactured homeowner that has tenancy in a mobilehome park.

 

What types of complaints can be submitted for consideration? Complaints for issues within mobilehome parks related to MRL violations (California Civil Code).

Common violations include but are not limited to:

·     illegal grounds for eviction

·     failure to provide proper notice of rent increases

·     no written rental agreement between the park and mobilehome/manufactured homeowner

 

How does a mobilehome/manufactured homeowner submit their complaint? Complaints must be submitted to HCD. HCD provides assistance to help resolve and coordinate resolution of the most severe alleged violations of the MRL. Visit the Submit a Complaint webpage for details on ways to submit your complaint to HCD.

 

Please note: HCD is prohibited from arbitrating, mediating, negotiating, or providing legal advice in connection with mobilehome park rent disputes, lease or rental agreements, or disputes arising from rental or lease agreements. 

 

Questions? Please contact the MRLPP at MRLComplaint@hcd.ca.gov or

(800) 952-8356.

 

 

 

In Spanish:

 

Programa de Protección de la Ley de Residencia en Casas Móviles

 

A/A: propietarios y residentes de parques de casas móviles

 

El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario (Housing and Community Development, HCD) de California se complace en anunciar la publicación del material promocional del Programa de Protección de la Ley de Residencia en Casas Móviles (Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program, MRLPP) disponible en inglés y español. El HCD anima a las partes interesadas a distribuir o publicar este folleto para dar a conocer el MRLPP. La Ley de Residencia en Casas Móviles (Mobilehome Residency Law, MRL) es la "ley de propietarios e inquilinos" para los parques de casas móviles, que, al igual que la ley de propietarios e inquilinos y otras disposiciones del Código Civil, se aplica en un tribunal de justicia. El Manual de la Ley de Residencia en Casas Móviles de 2022 incluye los códigos civiles de la MRL, las preguntas más frecuentes y los recursos de la comunidad local.

 

 

El Centro de Asistencia para Casas Móviles del HCD está aceptando reclamaciones de la MRL.

 

 

¿Quién puede presentar una reclamación al MRLPP? Cualquier propietario de una casa móvil/prefabricada que tenga un contrato de arrendamiento en un parque de casas móviles.

 

¿Qué tipos de reclamaciones pueden presentarse para su consideración? Reclamaciones por problemas dentro de los parques de casas móviles relacionados con infracciones de la MRL (Código Civil de California). Las infracciones más comunes son, entre otras, las siguientes: motivos ilegales de desalojo, no dar el debido aviso de los aumentos de alquiler y no haber firmado un contrato de alquiler por escrito entre el parque y el propietario de la casa móvil/prefabricada.

 

¿Cómo puede presentar su reclamación el propietario de una casa móvil/prefabricada? Las reclamaciones deben presentarse al HCD. Este ofrece asistencia para ayudar a resolver y coordinar la resolución de las presuntas infracciones más graves de la MRL. Visite la página web Submit a Complaint (Presentar una reclamación) para conocer los detalles sobre las formas de presentar su reclamación al HCD.

 

Tenga en cuenta: se prohíbe al HCD arbitrar, mediar, negociar o brindar asesoramiento jurídico en relación con las disputas sobre el alquiler en parques de casas móviles, los contratos de alquiler o de arrendamiento o las disputas derivadas de los contratos de alquiler o arrendamiento. 

 

¿Tiene alguna pregunta? Póngase en contacto con el MRLPP en MRLComplaint@hcd.ca.gov o al (800) 952-8356.

SB 869 - Mobilehome Park Manager Training - Signed Into Law

 

DIGEST: This bill requires managers and assistant managers of Mobilehome and recreational vehicle (RV) parks to complete an online training and renew the training every year.

Assembly Amendments change the hours of training from 16 to six hours with a continuing education requirement of a two-hour training every two years, instead of a six-hour training every year. In addition, a third party can be permitted to offer the training, and two subject areas have been added as relevant material. The amendments also clarify non-compliance with management having 60 days to comply before a civil penalty and then suspension of a park’s permit to operate. Lastly, the date of adoption is now one year later, May 1, 2025.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1) Governs the terms and conditions of mobilehome tenancies, including rental agreements between homeowners and the management of the mobilehome park and park rules and regulations through the Mobilehome Residency Law.

 

2) Establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy use, and design of mobilehome parks. It creates the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving fund in the State Treasury through the Mobilehome Parks Act.

 

3) Governs the terms and conditions of RV park tenancies with the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law.

 

4) Establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of special occupancy parks and creates the Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund through the Special Occupancy Parks Act.

 

5) Gives the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) authority over mobilehome, special occupancy, and RV parks established by the aforementioned acts and laws. HCD’s main enforcement is over the Mobilehome Parks Act and not the Mobilehome Residency Law.

This bill:

1) Requires HCD to:

 

a) Adopt regulations to require at least one person employed as or acting in a managerial role on behalf of a mobilehome or a RV park to receive appropriate training.

 

b) Issue a certificate, effective for two years, for people who successfully complete the training or renew their training.

c) Give written notice to certificate holders 90 days prior to the renewal date.

d) Offer the initial training and yearly renewal training.

e) Review complaints it has received since July 1, 2020 to develop the training.

f) Establish a fee-based structure to cover HCD’s costs.

 

2) Requires the training to be six hours, no more than eight, with an annual online examination. Every two years thereafter there will be follow-up training and coursework of at least two hours, no more than four, and an examination. The training shall be offered in an online format and may be offered in other formats.

 

3) Requires the training to include, at minimum:

 

a) Provisions of the Mobilehome Residency Law including the rental agreement, rules and regulations, fees and charges, utilities, homeowner communications and meetings, termination of tenancy, and transfer of mobilehome or mobilehome park.

b) Provisions of the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law.

c) Rights and responsibilities of homeowners and management.

d) Addressing emergencies and emergency preparedness and procedures.

e) Communication with homeowners.

f) Mobilehome parks and installations regulations.

g) Mobilehome title and registration.

h) Applicable vehicle code provisions.

i) Any changes or updates to the Mobilehome Residency Law and Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law.

j) Provisions of the Mobilehome Parks Act

k) Provisions of the Special Occupancy Parks Act

 

4) Establishes the Mobilehome and Recreational Vehicle Park Training Fund in the State Treasury for HCD to carry out the provisions, upon appropriation by the Legislature.

 

5) Requires management of a mobilehome or RV park to post a copy of the certificate in a conspicuous location onsite.

 

6) Imposes a civil penalty and suspend the management’s permit to operate if deemed out of compliance.