§ 798.73.5. — 798.73.5. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 59, Sec. 1.)

California § 798.73.5.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code CIV: Civil Code - CIV
• Div. 2.: DIVISION 2. PROPERTY
• Title: 2.
• Part 2.: TITLE 2. ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 2.5.: CHAPTER 2.5. Mobilehome Residency Law
• Art. 7.: ARTICLE 7. Transfer of Mobilehome or Mobilehome Park

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(a)
In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, the management may only require repairs or improvements to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that meet all of the following conditions:
(1)
Except as provided by Section 798.83, the repair or improvement is to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that is not owned and installed by the management.
(2)
The repair or improvement is based upon or is required by a local ordinance or state statute or regulation relating to mobilehomes, or a rule or regulation of the mobilehome park that implements
or enforces a local ordinance or a state statute or regulation relating to mobilehomes.
(3)
The repair or improvement relates to the exterior of the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that is not owned and installed by the management.
(b)
(1)
The management, in the case of sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, shall provide a homeowner with a written summary of repairs or improvements that management requires to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure that is not owned
and installed by the management no later than 15 business days following the receipt of a request for this information, as part of the notice required by Section 798.59. This summary shall include specific references to park rules and regulations, local ordinances, and state statutes and regulations relating to mobilehomes upon which the request for repair or improvement is based.
(2)
In the event that management fails or refuses to provide a homeowner a written summary of repairs and improvements required by paragraph (1), the management shall be deemed to have voluntarily waived any and all rights to require repairs or improvements to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory structure, as a condition of the sale or transfer of a mobilehome, other than a repair or improvement that is required by local ordinances and statutes
and regulations, due to, or based upon, health and safety.
(c)
The provisions of this section enacted at the 1999–2000 Regular Session of the Legislature are declarative of existing law as they pertain to allowing park management to enforce park rules and regulations; these provisions specifically limit repairs and improvements that can be required of a homeowner by park management at the time of sale or transfer to the same repairs and improvements that can be required during any other time of a residency.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 59, Sec. 1. (AB 456) Effective January 1, 2026.