SB 147: Mobilehome parks: residency.

The Mobilehome Residency Law governs residency in mobilehome parks and includes provisions that are applicable to those who have an ownership interest in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a resident-owned mobilehome park, as specified. Among other things, these provisions set forth the rights of residents and homeowners regarding the use of the property. Existing law authorizes a homeowner who lives alone to share his or her mobilehome with one guest at a time whose stay does not exceed specified time limits without being required to register with the management and without the imposition of a fee by management for that person, and requires that person to comply with the rules and regulations of the mobilehome park.

This bill would authorize any homeowner who lives alone to designate one other person per calendar year to share his or her mobilehome on an ongoing basis, except as specified, and would prohibit the imposition of a fee by management for that person.

Existing law authorizes a homeowner to share the mobilehome with a person over 18 years of age if that person provides live-in health care or live-in supportive care to the homeowner pursuant to a written treatment plan prepared by the homeowners physician. Existing law also authorizes a senior homeowner in an age limited mobilehome park to share the mobilehome with specified persons if the senior homeowner requires live-in health care, live-in supportive care, or supervision pursuant to a written treatment plan prepared by a physician and surgeon. A person staying in the mobilehome of a homeowner under these provisions has no rights of tenancy in the mobilehome park and is required to comply with the rules and regulations of the park.

This bill would permit park management to require written confirmation from a licensed health care professional of the homeowners need for the care or supervision, if the need is not readily apparent or already known to management.

The bill would provide that these provisions do not grant any guest, companion, live-in caregiver, or family member under the care of a senior homeowner, rights of tenancy in the park and would make any violation of the rules and regulations of the park by any of these persons subject to enforcement by park management, as specified. The bill would also provide that these provisions do not create a duty on the part of park management to manage, supervise, or provide care for a homeowners guest, companion, live-in caregiver, or family member under the care of a senior homeowner, during that persons stay in the mobilehome park.