October 15, 2008
10:00 am - 11:30am
Long Beach, California


Presiding:
David Hale, Chair
Lonni Granlund, Vice Chair
Carl San Miguel, Vice Chair
Jeannette Way, Liaison

C.A.R. Staff
Dave Milton

I. Opening Comments

II. Introduction of 2009 Committee Leadership                
 
Chair- Carl San Miguel
Vice Chair- Diane Conaway
Vice Chair- Cathryn Snow
Liaison- Terry Wunderlich

III. State Legislation

A. AB 1111 (DeSaulnier) Local Ordinances and Age Restrictions in Mobilehome Parks- This bill would have granted local governments the authority to prohibit mobilehome park management from amending park rules and regulations to change a 55 and over park to an all-age park. C.A.R. supported AB 1111 because property owners who choose to reside in a 55-and-over park have a legitimate expectation that such a status will be maintained during their residency and should be allowed to protect that expectation throughout their ownership.
Position: Support
Status: Died on the Senate Floor Inactive File

B. AB 2050 (Garcia) Mobile home and Manufactured Housing Retrofit Requirements- This bill proposes to modify current law that requires one smoke detector per mobilehome. AB 2050 would require all existing manufactured homes have an operable smoke detector in each sleeping room and to have water heaters strapped. As introduced, AB 2050 required that the verification of compliance with this statute be confirmed by the occupant of the mobilehome within 45 days prior to the sale of the mobilehome. C.A.R. opposed AB 2050 because it imposed a pre-point-of-sale mandate that did not include liability protection for real estate agents representing the seller of a mobilehome. A similar retrofit requirement is in current law for “stick-built” housing, and contains a safe-harbor provision for real estate licensees. Real estate agents should not be required to be “de facto” compliance inspectors. C.A.R achieved amendments that provide real estate agents the same liability immunities and limitations on duties to the client as currently exist in the sale of “stick-built” housing.
Position: Favor
Status: Enrolled to the Governor

C. SB 900 (Corbett) Mobilehome Park Conversions to Resident Owned Parks- When converting an existing mobilehome park to private ownership, the Subdivision Map Act requires sub-dividers to file a report outlining the impact on displaced residents of the mobile home park at the time of filing a tentative or parcel map for the creation of the subdivision. Current law provides an exemption from this act if the mobile home park is being converted to resident ownership.  SB 900 would have eliminated this exemption. C.A.R. opposed the bill, as introduced, because it would have made it more difficult for owners of mobile home parks to convert their property to resident-owned parks, and penalized residents and owners alike. Due to C.A.R. and WMA opposition, the bill was amended to remove any impact on this exemption and to provide some limitations on rent increases for low income residents opting not to purchase their mobilehome park space. As amended, C.A.R. removed its opposition.
Position: Watch as Amended
Status: Died in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee

D. SB 1226 (Alquist) Calhome Program and Mobilehome Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities- Existing law establishes the CalHome Program under the administration of the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and authorizes program funds to be used to enable low-income and very low income households to become or remain homeowners. SB 1226 would have authorized CalHome program funds to be used by local public agencies for the improvement of mobilehome park infrastructure. The bill also would have permitted HCD to expend CalHome funds from Proposition 1C to cover costs associated with the rehabilitation or repair of a mobile home park.
Position: Watch as Amended
Status: Died in Senate Appropriations Committee

E. SB 1234 (Correa) Lot Entry Restrictions for Mobilehome Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities- Existing law prohibits the management of a mobilehome park from entering a mobile home unless there is an emergency, the resident has abandoned the home, or they have obtained prior written consent from the resident. This bill, as introduced, would have instead required park management to give a 7-day written notice prior to entering a resident's lot or space for any reason and expanded the prohibition to include any fully enclosed accessory structure. C.A.R. opposed this bill as introduced. It was amended to eliminate the 7-day notice and limit the bill to prohibiting ownership or management of a mobilehome park from entering an enclosed accessory structure without prior written consent of the resident, except in emergencies or when resident has abandoned the mobilehome or accessory structure.
Position: Watch
Status: Chapter 115, 2008 Statutes

F. SB 1433 (Wyland) Land Use Planning for Mobilehome Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities- This bill would have prohibited local government agencies from counting rent controlled mobile home parks toward its share of the regional housing need for very low income, lower income, or moderate income households. C.A.R. supported SB 1433 because it would have removed one of the incentives for adoptions of local mobile home park and manufactured housing community rent control ordinances.
Position: Support
Status: Died in Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

IV. Other business

A. Financing Issues - A Discussion
1. Education on Process- Create a Working Group?
2. Availability of Financing - Options?
3. Siting on single-family lots- Regulation?

B. Other

V. Adjournment