AB 319: Mobilehome Parks Act: inspectors: conflict of interest: enforcement actions: sunset.

Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, generally requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act, except that a city, county, or city and county may assume the responsibility for the enforcement of the act upon the approval of the department, as provided. Existing law requires the enforcement agency to enter and inspect mobilehome parks, as prescribed. Existing law also requires an enforcement agency to issue notice to correct a violation and provides for procedures for owners or operators to dispute and appeal violation notices, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions as of January 1, 2024. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.

This bill would extend these provisions from January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2025.

The Mobilehome Parks Act imposes prescribed fees, including, among others, a fee of $4 per lot to be used exclusively for the inspection of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes to determine compliance with the act. Existing law repeals the $4 fee per lot on January 1, 2024.

This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to January 1, 2025, thereby extending imposition of the $4-per-lot fee until that date.

Existing law incorporates additional changes to the prescribed fees imposed by the Mobilehome Parks Act to become operative on January 1, 2024.

This bill would delay the operative date for these additional changes until January 1, 2025.

Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, requires state agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code with certain provisions, as specified.

This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, and in accordance with the Political Reform Act of 1974 and specified regulations, to establish policies to review the statement of economic interests, as defined, by each inspector, as defined, who is a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department and identify any potential conflict due to an interest in real property disclosed by the inspector, except as specified. The bill would also require the department to establish policies to promptly notify an inspector if a required statement of economic interests has not been filed or if the filed statement is incomplete or incorrect in any material aspect. The bill would require the department to establish policies to notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of each inspector who has not submitted a statement of economic interests after the department has made at least 2 attempts at attaining compliance, as specified.

This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints. The bill would require the department to refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer, unless otherwise specified.

This bill would also make other technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Because this bill would extend the application of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.