Department of Housing and Community Development: Mobilehome Parks Act: Special Occupancy Parks Act.

Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of mobilehome parks and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act. Existing law, the Special Occupancy Parks Act, establishes requirements for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, and design of special occupancy parks and requires the department to enforce the act. Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to assume responsibility for the enforcement of the Mobilehome Parks Act, the Special Occupancy Parks Act, and the regulations adopted pursuant to those acts, following approval by the department for the assumption, as specified. This bill would require the department to post an explanation of the process for a city, county, or city and county to assume the enforcement responsibilities pursuant to the acts described above, on its internet website, in multiple languages. The bill would also require the department to send an annual electronic notice that explains the process to every city, county, or city and county government that has a mobilehome park located within its jurisdiction. Existing law requires an enforcement agency that determines that a special occupancy park is in violation of the Special Occupancy Parks Act to issue a notice to correct the violation to the owner or operator and to the responsible person, as specified. Existing law allows 30 days from the postmarked date of the notice or date of personal delivery for the elimination of the condition constituting the alleged violation for violations other than imminent threats to health and safety. This bill would extend the period for elimination of the condition constituting the alleged violation to 60 days and make conforming changes. Existing law requires that a valid permit issued by an enforcement agency be obtained before engaging in specified activities including, but not limited to, constructing a special occupancy park, constructing additional buildings or lots in an existing park, and operating a park. Existing law authorizes an enforcement agency to suspend the permit to operate if the person who holds the permit violates the permit or the Special Occupancy Parks Act. Existing law requires an enforcement agency to issue and serve upon a permittee a notice setting forth in what respect the provisions of the permit or of law have been violated, and notifying them that unless these provisions have been complied with within 30 days after the date of notice, the permit is subject to suspension. This bill would extend that time period to 60 days.