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AB 806

Authors

Connolly
Coauthors: Kalra

Subject

Mobilehomes: cooling systems.

Relating To

relating to mobilehomes.

Title

An act to add Sections 798.44.2 and 799.13 to the Civil Code, relating to mobilehomes.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-06

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

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Vote Required

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Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-06		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-06		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 343, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3017.).
2025-09-03		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2441.).
2025-09-02		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29		Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-18		In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-13		In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-05		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-28		Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
2025-05-15		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 1560.)
2025-05-15		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-07		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-06		Coauthors revised.
2025-05-06		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 6).
2025-05-01		Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-30		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-17		Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.
2025-02-19		From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-06
Enrolled		2025-09-10
Amended Senate		2025-08-29
Amended Senate		2025-06-05
Amended Assembly		2025-04-30
Introduced		2025-02-18

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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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Last Version Text Digest

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. 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. 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.