(1) Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law defines "tenancy" for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to use a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park. Existing law prohibits, with certain exceptions, the management of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a qualified mobilehome park, as defined, more than 3% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for a tenancy at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions.
This bill would prohibit management of a mobilehome park from, over the course of any 12-month period from the date on which any federal, state, or local state of emergency is first declared, increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a mobilehome park by more than 3% plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for the tenancy at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions and exceptions. The bill would require that these provisions govern the maximum amount that may be charged for rent if a local ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure allows for a rental rate increase. By placing new requirements on local governments regarding rental rate increases, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law requires, among other things, that the management of a mobilehome park comply with noticing and other specified requirements in order to terminate a tenancy in a mobilehome park because of a change of use of the mobilehome park.
Existing law requires management of a mobilehome park, if the park is destroyed due to a wildfire or other natural disaster and management elects to rebuild the park in the same location, to offer the previous homeowner a right of first refusal to a renewed tenancy in the park.
This bill would recast those provisions, and instead would require management of a mobilehome park, if the park is damaged or destroyed due to a disaster, as defined, and management elects to rebuild, as defined, the park, to offer the previous homeowner a right of first refusal to a renewed tenancy in the park, subject to specified adjustments, and would make conforming changes.
This bill would also, if a mobilehome park is damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and management owns one or more other mobilehome parks in California that have not been destroyed, require management to offer any space that is or becomes vacant to the previous homeowners on substantially the same terms as the previous homeowner's rental agreement that was in existence at the time of the disaster, as provided, until the damaged or destroyed park has been rebuilt.
(2) Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a person or entity proposing a change in use of a mobilehome park to file a report on the impact of the conversion, closure, or cessation of use of the mobilehome park that includes a replacement and relocation plan, as specified. Existing law requires the legislative body or advisory agency to review the report before any change of use, as provided. Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing.
This bill would require, if a closure, cessation, or change of use is the result of damage or destruction of the mobilehome park by a disaster, the person or entity proposing that closure, cessation, or change of use to file an impact report, as described in the paragraph above, which also includes an assessment by the Department of Housing and Community Development on the feasibility of reopening the park. By placing new requirements on local legislative bodies when approving permits for a change of use for mobilehome parks, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies. Existing law requires the lessor of a building intended for human occupation to repair dilapidations, as specified, rendering it untenantable. Existing law requires a dwelling to be deemed untenantable if it substantially lacks certain affirmative standard characteristics.
This bill would provide for the responsibilities of the landlord, or management of a mobilehome park, to repair or remediate damage sustained as a result of a disaster, and the remedies available to the tenant, or homeowner in a mobilehome park, if the landlord or management fails to perform those duties.
(4) Existing law terminates the hiring of a thing by the destruction of the thing hired, or when the greater part of the thing hired perishes from any other cause than the want of ordinary care of the hirer.
This bill would require the landlord to return to the tenant any advance rental payments made by the tenant when the hiring of residential real property is terminated due to damage or destruction of the property. The bill would also require management of a mobilehome park to return to the homeowner any advance rental payments made by the homeowner when the mobilehome tenancy is terminated due to damage or the destruction of the mobilehome park or any space as a result of a disaster. The bill would discharge the tenant's or homeowner's obligation to pay rent during any period during which a tenant or homeowner is unable to occupy their rental unit due to a mandatory evacuation order pursuant to a disaster, as provided.
(5) Existing law establishes a procedure, known as an unlawful detainer action, that a landlord must follow in order to evict a tenant. Existing law provides that a tenant is subject to such an action if the tenant continues to possess the property without permission of the landlord under specified circumstances, including when the tenant has violated the lease by defaulting on rent or failing to perform a duty under the lease, but the landlord must first, among other notice requirements, give the tenant a 3-day notice to cure the violation or vacate.
This bill would extend notice periods and deadlines for notices related to the termination of a tenancy or unlawful detainer proceedings, as provided.
(6) Existing law makes the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation the head of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which executes the laws of this state relating to, among other things, residential mortgage lenders and servicers and mortgage loan originators employed or supervised by finance lenders or residential mortgage lenders.
This bill would require the commissioner to, upon the declaration of a state of emergency due to wildfire, as specified, coordinate with mortgage lenders and servicers operating in this state to facilitate and monitor the implementation and promotion of mortgage forbearance, foreclosure prevention, and loss mitigation programs available to borrowers who experience a material decrease in household income or a material increase in household expenses due, directly or indirectly, to the wildfire emergency.
(7) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Statutes affected:
SB 610: 6159.5 BPC, 6159.51 BPC
02/20/25 - Introduced: 6159.5 BPC, 6159.51 BPC
03/26/25 - Amended Senate: 798.62 CIV, 798.62 CIV, 65863.7 GOV, 65863.7 GOV, 6159.5 BPC, 6159.51 BPC
04/08/25 - Amended Senate: 798.62 CIV, 65863.7 GOV