The City
The next HMOA, Inc. general meeting will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Eden Gardens Mobilehome Park at 10:00 A. M.
The State
Summary of Priority Mobilehome Bills for 2010
AB 1964 (Torres) SUPPORT Description: The MPM program provides for the periodic inspection of mobilehome prks throughout California, targeting a full inspection of 5% of the parks each year. The program also established an advisory task force of homeowners, park owner and government representatives who meet periodically with HCD staff to monitor progress under the program. That statuate creating that program is scheduled to "sunset" at the end of this year. Both Assemblymember Torres and Correa have introduced bills to extend the sunset date by a number of years (AB 1964 extends to January 1, 2019;SB 951 to January 1, 2017). In addition the Correa bill would clarify that the format and content of the report HCD produces twice per year on the status of the program.
Status: Bill passed Assembly Appropriations Committee May 19th with a 16 to 0 vote.
AB 481 (Ma) - Rent Control - OPPOSE. Current law provides that a mobilehome located on a space in a mobilehome park is exempt from local rent control protection if the park management can show, based on public records, the home is not the homeowner's principal residence. The rent control exemption also does not apply if the park does not permit the homeowner to sublet the space within the park that is subject to rent control. This bill eliminates the public record and subletting requirements.
Status: Bill was not heard in Assembly Housing Committee. Has become a two year bill.
AB 761 (Calderon) Mobilehome Rent Control: Vacancy Decontrol - OPPOSE This bill would provide, that upon the sale, assignment, transfer, or termination of an interest in a mobilehome or a mobilehome tenancy in a mobilehome park, the management of the park may offer a new rental agreement containing an initial rent in excess of the maximum rent established by a local measure, except as specified. The bill would provide that, after execution of the new rental agreement, the local measure shall govern the agreement in all applicable respects. This is a two year bill and is currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Will not be heard until June. Great news! On wednesday June 29, 2010 AB 761 was defeated in the Senate Juduciary Committee by 3 to 1!
AB 1803 (Nava) Mediation process- SUPPORT Would establish an MRL mediation program funded by a small fee paid equally by homeowner and the park owners. The mediation program would be operated by the state Attorney General and would provide homeowners a means of resolving disputes with park owners. The bill is currently in spot form and the entire language will be completed in the near future. This will likely be a high priority bill.
Status: Bill failed to pass in the Assembly Housing Committee as Chairperson Norma Torres voted "NO" along with the Republican committee members.
AB 2029 (Cook) Mobilehome Registration Fees Would exempt a mobilehome owner from paying annual registration fees whose household income is below the poverty level. Bill is currently a spot bill.
Status: Bill failed in Assembly Housing Committee. Dead for the year.
AB 2120 (Silva) Mobilehome Parks -OPPOSE WMA Sponsored. Existing law requires the management of a mobilehome park to provide homeowners with a copy of the Mobilehome Residency Law by February 1 of each year, if a significant change was made in those provisions by legislation enacted in the prior year. This bill would eliminate that requirement and homeowners would no longer receive a copy of the MRL from management.
AB 2321 (Nava) Land use: Subdivisions. Currently a spot bill which will address the same section of the Civil Code as AB 566.
AB 2439 (Nestande) Mobilehome parks. WMA sponsored measure. Under existing law, a park owner must allow a homeowner to sublet his or her space subject to certain conditions-if the person must be absent because of a medical emergency that is confirmed by a doctor. Among the conditions, a homeowner using this provision may not charge a sublessee more than an amount necessary to cover the cost of space rent, utilities, and scheduled loan payments on the mobilehome, if any. This bill would, additionally, allow, but not require a park owner to charge any rent they desire, but would end rent control on the space.
Status: Bill pulled from Housing Committee by author. Dead for the year.
SB 951 (Correa) The MPM program provides for the periodic inspection of mobilehome parks throughout California, targeting a full inspection of 5% of the parks each year. The program also established an advisory task force of homeowner, park owner and governmental representatives who meet periodically with HCD staff to monitor progress under the program. That statuate creatiing that program is scheduled to "sunset" or terminate at the end of this year. This bill would extend the sunset date to January 1, 2019.
Status: Passed Senate Floor ASpril 29 with a vote of 24-8. Will be heard in Assembly Housing Committee in June.
SB 1047 (Correa) Property taxation on mobilehomes An act to amend Section 62.1 of the Revenue and Taxation code. Deals with the transfer of property of a mobilehome park to a non-profit corporation or other entity formed by the tenants of the park for the purpose of purchasing a park. Currently a spot bill.
SB 1097 (Strickland) WMA Sponsored. Under existing law, prks with a sub-metered utility system are allowed to collect a portion of the fees charged to residents. This fee, sometimes referred to as the sub-metered discount, is collected by the park owner to compensate them for the cost of providing and maintaining adequate utility service. Existing law also creates a mechanism for park owners to voluntarily transfer their submetered systems to the utility. This bill would, among other things, allow parkowners to be compensated for the value of the sub-meter discount that the park owner would give up by transferring the system. Bill will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 28th.