SUPPORT

AB 1964  (Torres) - SUPPORT- Passed Assembly Appropos May 19 - 16-0.   Pending on Assembly Floor. Cards or letters to your assemblymember. Description: The MPM program provides for the periodic inspection of mobilehome parks throughout California, targeting a full inspecti111on 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 statute creating that program is scheduled to "sunset" (meaning the program would cease to exist) at the end of this year.  This bill would extend the sunset date to January 1, 2019.

SB 951  (Correa) - SUPPORT- Passed Senate Floor April 29; 24-8;  Will be heard in Assembly Housing in June; no date set.  Cards or letters to members of Assembly Housing Committee Description: 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.   The statute creating that program is scheduled to "sunset" (meaning the program would cease to exist) at the end of this year.  This bill extends the sunset dateto January 1, 2017.  In addition, the  bill would clarify that the format and content of the report HCD produces twice per year on the status of the program.

AB 1803 (Nava) -SUPPORT- Failed April 14 in Assembly Housing. Dead for the Year. Description: would establish an MRL mediation program, funded by a small fee paid equally by homeowners and park owners. The mediation program would be operated by the state Attorney General, and would provide homeowners a means of resolving disputes with parkowners.  The bill is currently in spot form; the actual language will be added to the bill soon.

OPPOSE

AB 761 (Calderon) - OPPOSE - This bill is in the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Not likely to be heard, if at all, before June.  Description: Would impose vacancy de-control restrictions on local mobilehome rent control ordinances.  Upon a sale or vacancy of a mobilehome, the space rent would be set by the park, at market rate (i.e., "vacancy decontrol"). The bill would destroy billions of dollars of homeowner equity.

AB 2120  (Silva) Mobilehome parks - OPPOSE - Passed Assembly Housing April 28, 9-0. Pending on Assembly floor.  Amendments expected.  Description: Existing law requires the management of a mobilehome park to provide all 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 delete that requirement, meaning that existing homeowners would no longer receive a copy of the MRL from management.

AB 2439  (Nestande) Mobilehome parks.  - OPPOSE - Bill pulled from Housing Committee by author. Dead for the year. Description: 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 the 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 authorize subletting in cases where there is not a medical emergency, and allow the resident to charge any rent they desire, but would end rent control on the space.


NEUTRAL
(Spot bills are "placeholder" bills that will later be amended with more substance.)
 
SB 1097  (Strickland) - NEUTRAL - Pending on the Senate Appropriations Suspense File; Suspense file items will be heard May 28.  WMA-sponsored measure.  Description:  Under existing law, parks 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 sub-metered 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.

AB 2029  (Cook)  - Failed in April 14 in Asm. Housing. Dead for the year. Mobilehomes: annual registration fee. Would exempt certain very low-income households from paying the HCD annual registration fee.

SB 1047  (Correa) NEUTRAL - Passed Senate Floor 5/17/10 -33-0. Would clarify that individuals leasing a space in a non-profit resident owned park are covered by the MRL.