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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Connolly</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add Sections 798.44.2 and 799.13 to the Civil Code, relating to mobilehomes. </ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, governs tenancies 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.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a mobilehome park, in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or in a resident-owned mobilehome park that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system, as defined, in a mobilehome void and unenforceable. The
bill would make it unlawful for the management or the ownership to prohibit or restrict a homeowner or resident from installing, upgrading, replacing, or using a cooling system in their mobilehome or to take other specified actions in connection with the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system, subject to specified exceptions.</html:p>
<html:p> This bill would prohibit the termination of tenancy for the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system. The bill would make any entity that willfully violates these provisions in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a resident-owned mobilehome park liable to the homeowner, resident, or other party for actual damages occasioned thereby, and for a civil penalty paid to the homeowner, resident, or other party in an amount not to exceed $2,000.</html:p>
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Section 798.44.2 is added to the
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(a)
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Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a mobilehome park that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system in a mobilehome is void and unenforceable.
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(b)
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(1)
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Subject to paragraph (2), management shall not prohibit or restrict a homeowner or resident from installing, upgrading, replacing, or using a cooling system in their mobilehome. Management shall not do any of the following:
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(A)
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Charge any fee to a homeowner or resident in
connection with the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system.
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(B)
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Require a homeowner or resident to use a specific cooling system, type of cooling system, or cooling system contractor or product.
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(C)
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Claim or receive any rebate, credit, or commission in connection with a homeowner’s or resident’s installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system.
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(D)
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Require homeowners or residents to remove cooling systems or prevent replacements or upgrades to existing cooling systems.
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(2)
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Paragraph (1) shall not apply if management establishes
any of the following:
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(A)
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The installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of the cooling system would violate federal, state, or local law.
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(B)
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A permit from a designated permitting authority is required for the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of the cooling system, and that permit is not granted.
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(C)
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The amperage required to power any individual
cooling
system cannot be accommodated by the power service to the lot, as demonstrated in writing by a federal, state, or local governmental enforcement authority.
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(c)
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For purposes of this section, “cooling system” may include, but is not limited to, a portable air-conditioning unit, a window air-conditioning unit, a swamp cooler or any evaporative cooler, a cooling fan system, a heat pump, or any other technology that reasonably creates an internal temperature cooling benefit. A cooling system shall meet applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by law.
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(d)
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The tenancy of a homeowner or resident shall not be terminated for the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system as permitted under this section.
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Section 799.13 is added to the
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(a)
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Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or resident-owned mobilehome park that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system in a mobilehome is void and unenforceable.
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(b)
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(1)
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Subject to paragraph (2), ownership or management shall not prohibit or restrict a homeowner or resident from installing, upgrading, replacing, or using a cooling system in their mobilehome. Management shall not do any of the following:
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(A)
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Charge any fee to a homeowner or resident in connection with the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system.
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(B)
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Require a homeowner or resident to use a specific cooling system, type of cooling system, or cooling system contractor or product.
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(C)
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Claim or receive any rebate, credit, or commission in connection with a homeowner’s or resident’s installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system.
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(D)
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Require homeowners or residents to remove cooling systems or prevent replacements or upgrades to existing cooling systems.
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(2)
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Paragraph (1) shall not apply if
ownership or management establishes any of the following:
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(A)
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The installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of the cooling system would violate federal, state, or local law.
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(B)
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A permit from a designated permitting authority is required for the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of the cooling system, and that permit is not granted.
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(C)
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The amperage required to power any individual cooling system cannot be accommodated by the power service to the lot, as demonstrated in writing by a federal, state, or local governmental enforcement authority.
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(c)
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For purposes of this section, “cooling system”
can include, but is not limited to, a portable air-conditioning unit, a window air-conditioning unit, a swamp cooler or any evaporative cooler, a cooling fan system, a heat pump, or any other technology that reasonably creates an internal temperature cooling benefit. A cooling system shall meet applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by law.
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(d)
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The tenancy of a homeowner or resident shall not be terminated for the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system as permitted under this section.
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(e)
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Any entity that willfully violates this section shall be liable to the homeowner, resident, or other party for actual damages occasioned thereby, and shall pay a civil penalty to the homeowner, resident, or other party in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
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(f)
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In any action to enforce compliance with this section, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees.
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