Citizen
Guides and Publications
Mobilehome Laws
Hearing Transcripts/Reports of Senate Select Committee on Mobilehomes
Other Selected Reports & Publications Relating to Mobilehomes
Citizen Guides & Publications*:
WHAT EVERY MOBILEHOME OWNER SHOULD KNOW, Public Service Pamphlet, published by California State Senate Rules Committee, 2003.
CALIFORNIA MOBILEHOME RESIDENCY LAW & RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OCCUPANCY LAW, January 1, 2003, not annotated, softbound version published by the Senate Select Committee on Mobile & Manufactured Homes, 2003. (Also available in Spanish)
FINAL SUMMARY & STATUS OF MOBILEHOME BILLS, published by the Senate Select Committee on Mobile & Manufactured Homes, 1997 - 2003, available separately.
A GUIDE TO MOBILEHOME PARK PURCHASES BY RESIDENTS, ANSWERS TO RESIDENTS' QUESTIONS, published by California Department of Real Estate, 2000
A GUIDE TO PURCHASING MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES, published by the Senate Select Committee on Mobile & Manufactured Homes, July 1998.
*May be downloaded from this website.
Mobilehome Residency Law, Chapter 2.5 of Title 2, Part 2, Division 2 of the California Civil Code (commencing with Section 798) West's Annotated California Codes, 1998.
Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law, Chapter 2.6 of Title 2, Part 2, Division 2 of the California Civil Code (commencing with Section 799.20) West's Annotated California Codes, 1998.
Mobilehome-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980, Part 2 of Division 13 of the California Health & Safety Code (commending with Section 18000) West's Annotated California Codes, 1998.
Mobilehome Parks Act, Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the California Health & Safety Code (commencing with Section 18200) West's Annotated California Codes, 1998.
Manufactured Housing Community Act, Part 2.2 of Division 13 of the California Health & Safety Code (commencing with Section 18800) West's Annotated California Codes, 1998.
· Chapter 2, Mobilehome Parks Act;
· Chapter 3, Factory Built Housing and Mobilehomes;
· Chapter 4, Manufactured Housing Sales, Occupational Licensing and Education;
· Chapter 5, Manufactured Home, Mobilehome
and Commercial Coach Registration and Titling; published by Barclays' Law
Publications,
Hearing Transcripts/Reports of Senate Select Committee on Mobilehomes:
Licensing of
Adult-Only Mobilehome Parks, Park I (Feb 1983)
Adult-Only Mobilehome Parks, Part II (Aug 1983)
Vehicle License Fee Delinquencies (Jan 1984)
Title 25 Revisions - Mobilehome and RV Parks (Feb 1984)
Mobilehome Park Land-Use Conversion Problems (Oct 1984)
Conversion of Rental Mobilehome Parks to Resident-Ownership Status (Feb 1985)
Mobilehome In-Park Inspections (Oct 1985)
Mobilehome In-Park Inspections, Part II/Security Deposits (Dec 1985)
Long-Term
Funding the
Mobilehome Residency Law Enforcement Problems (Mar 1987)
In-Park Mobilehome Resales (Jul 1987)
In-Park Mobilehome Resales, Part II (Oct 1987)
Governmental Approval of
Relocation Assistance for Displaced Mobilehome Residents (Oct 1988)
Effect of 1988 Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act on Mobilehome Parks (Feb 1989)
Gas Pipeline Safety in Mobilehome Parks (Aug 1989)
Mobilehome Earthquake Safety (Mar 1990)*
The Rights of Trailer Coach Owners in Mobilehome Parks (Mar 1992)
Property Tax Reassessment Exclusion of Resident-Owned Mobilehome Parks (Dec 1992)
Mobilehome Sales & Subletting (Mar 1993)*
Earthquake Safety in Mobilehome Parks (Mar 1994)
Resident-Owned Mobilehome Parks (Mar 1995)
Proposition 199 Background Paper, Joint Hearing (Jan 1996)*
Mobile and Manufactured Home Sales: Disclosure to Buyers (Apr 1996)
Manufactured Home and Mobilehome Resale Disclosure Task Force Transcript and Report (Jan 1998)
"Double-Renting" - Park Buyout and Rental of Homes (Apr 1999)
Code Enforcement Problems in Mobilehome Parks (Mar 2002)
Other Selected Reports & Publications Relating to Mobilehomes
A Survey of Mobilehome Park Owners (Feb. 1986), California Department of Housing and Community Development
Local Government Mobilehome and
Manufactured Housing Park Tenants: Shifting the Balance of Power
(1991), The American Association of Retired Persons,
The Effectiveness of Manufactured Home Support Systems During Earthquakes (Apr. 1992), California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Mobilehome Park Maintenance Inspection Report (Dec. 1994), California Department of Housing and Community Development.
"Consumers Union's Tips on Mobile Homes" brochure is available from the Consumers Union upon written request and payment of $2 to: Consumers Union, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10703 (914) 378-2000
* Out of Print/Some Hearings Available on Video Tape
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