Mobilehome parks: notices to homeowners and residents.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact wording or content of the notice that must be delivered by management regarding electronic mail consent.

Mobilehome Parks: Notices for Homeowners and Residents

AB-391 updates the Mobilehome Residency Law to require notices to be sent to both homeowners and residents, allows electronic delivery with consent, and ensures revocation of consent is possible without penalty.

What This Bill Does

• Requires mobilehome park management to send notices required by the Mobilehome Residency Law to both homeowners and residents.
• Allows notices to be delivered electronically if the homeowner or resident gives written permission.
• Permits a homeowner or resident to stop receiving electronic notices at any time without fees or penalties.

Who It Names or Affects

• Homeowners in mobilehome parks
• Residents of mobilehomes
• Mobilehome park managers

Terms To Know

Affirmative, written consent

A clear and explicit agreement given in writing by the homeowner or resident to receive notices electronically.

Nonsubstantive changes

Changes that do not alter the meaning or effect of existing laws but improve clarity or consistency.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a homeowner or resident does not provide consent for electronic notice delivery.
• It is unclear how management will handle revocation requests from homeowners and residents who have previously given consent.

Official Summary Text

AB 391, Michelle Rodriguez.
Mobilehome parks: notices to homeowners and residents.
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, governs the terms and conditions of residency in mobilehome parks and prescribes the content of a rental agreement for a tenancy. Existing law requires that a copy of the Mobilehome Residency Law be provided as an exhibit and incorporated into the rental agreement by reference, as specified. Existing law also requires that a copy of a specified notice containing the rights and responsibilities of homeowners and park managers be included in the rental agreement and requires management to provide a copy of the notice to all homeowners each year, as specified. Existing law requires these and other notices required by the Mobilehome Residency Law to be either personally delivered to the homeowner or sent by mail, as specified, to the homeowner, unless otherwise provided. Existing law allows all notices required by the Mobilehome Residency Law to
be delivered before February 1 of each year to be combined into one notice, as specified.
This bill would, instead, require notices required by the Mobilehome Residency Law to be delivered to both the homeowner and resident of the mobilehome. The bill would also authorize the notices required by the Mobilehome Residency Law to be delivered prior to February 1 of each year to be delivered by electronic mail if the homeowner or resident has provided affirmative, written consent, as defined. The bill would allow a homeowner or resident to revoke their consent to receive notices by electronic mail at any time, without any fee, charge, or penalty, and without any impact to the terms of their tenancy, as specified. The bill would require management to deliver personally or by
mail to the homeowner or resident a notice stating that the homeowner or resident has agreed to receive notices by electronic mail and may revoke this agreement, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes reflective of existing law, as provided.

Current Bill Text

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