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.