Last Year's California Manufactured Home Laws

California Mobile Homes are a great low price alternative to traditional housing. While many aspects of manufactured homes and manufactured homes are similar to traditional stick built homes, there are still many differences between these different types of housing, both physically and legally. Starting January 1, 2009, the following new laws went into drive specifically for mobile homes and mobile homes.

The new Regulation SB 1234 concerning manufactured home privacy in California became effective January 1, 2009. From Senate Bill No. 1234 "This law prohibits the owners or management of a manufactured home park from entering an enclosed accessory building to a mobile home without the prior written consent of the resident, except in case of emergency or when the resident has abandoned the mobile home or accessory structure. "

Amended Civil Code Section 798.26, Regulation AB 2050, concerning Mobile Home Smoke Detectors & Water Heater Bracing in Mobile homes, also became effective January 1, 2009.
Smoke Detectors: This law requires all derived mobile homes, derived mobile homes, and derived multifamily mobile homes that are sold to have a smoke alarm installed in each room made for sleeping that is operable on the date of dislodge of title. The seller must sign a declaration regarding the presence of working smoke alarms in these specified homes within 45 days prior to the dislodge of title. The law also shields real estate licensees from liability for errors, inaccuracies, or omissions relating to the disclosures required to be designed by a transferor pursuant to this bill."

Water Heater Strapping: The law also requires all fuel-gas-burning drool heater appliances installed in new mobile homes or new multifamily mobile homes be seismically braced, anchored, or strapped and such work be completed before or directly the time of installation of the homes. In addition, documents replacement fuel-gas-burning drool heater appliances in existing manufactured homes, existing mobile homes, or existing multifamily mobile homes that are offered for sale, rent, or lease are required to be seismically braced, anchored, or strapped.

All derived mobile homes, derived manufactured homes, and derived multifamily mobile homes in California that are sold must, on or before the date of dislodge of title, have the fuel-gas-burning water heater appliance or appliances seismically braced, anchored, or strapped. This requirement is satisfied if, within 45 days prior to the dislodge of title, the transferor signs a formal stating that each drool heater appliance in the derived mobile home, used mobile home, or derived multifamily manufactured home is secured pursuant to this section on the date the declaration is signed.

The Department of Housing and Community Development is to promulgate on or before July 1, 2009 instruct and regulations that include standards for water heater seismic bracing, anchoring, or strapping. (Note: Section 3.5 in AB 2050 is not in effect.)
More changes were made to the Health and Safety Code Section 18031.7 and Section 18029.6.

Regulation SB 1107 concerning Accommodations for Disabled Persons also became effective January 1, 2009. "This law requires manufactured home community dispensation to allow an owner or resident to install accommodations for the disabled on their manufactured home or the site, lot, or space on which their mobile home is located, as specified. It authorizes the management to need that the accommodations installed be removed by the present homeowner directly the time the manufactured home is removed from the community or pursuant to a written agreement prior to the completion of the resale of the manufactured home, as specified. The law also permits a mobile home owner to share the home with a live-in caregiver who provides care pursuant to a written treatment plan without being charged a fee for that driver by the community management."

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