Plain English Breakdown
The effective date for the new rent cap baseline on January 1, 2027, is specified in the text but depends on the bill becoming law.
Mobilehome Rent Caps and Student Teacher Grants
This law extends rent increase limits for all mobilehome parks in California until January 1, 2036, and creates a grant program to pay student teachers during their required unpaid training if the Legislature approves funding.
What This Bill Does
- Extends the expiration date of existing rent cap provisions from January 1, 2030, to January 1, 2036.
- Applies these rent increase limits to all mobilehome parks, including those not located in two or more cities.
- Sets a specific starting point for new rent caps on non-qualifying parks based on the rent amount from January 5, 2026, effective January 1, 2027.
- Creates the California Student Teacher Support Grant Program to provide money to teaching candidates during their required student teaching hours.
- Requires that grant payments equal the daily pay rate of a substitute teacher in the local school district.
Who It Names or Affects
- Residents living in mobilehome parks across California.
- Management companies and owners of mobilehome parks.
- Teaching credential candidates who must complete unpaid student teaching hours.
- Local educational agencies that apply to participate in the grant program.
Terms To Know
- Mobilehome park
- An area of land where two or more sites are rented for mobilehomes used as homes.
- Rent cap
- A legal limit on how much a landlord can raise the monthly rent in one year, set at the lower of 5% or 3% plus cost-of-living changes.
- Clinical practice
- Required hands-on training hours for teacher candidates that include unpaid student teaching.
Limits and Unknowns
- The grant program only starts if the Legislature approves one-time funding.
- The total amount of money available for grants is not specified in this bill.
- Not all local educational agencies may be selected to participate based on criteria set by the Commission.