California Health and Safety Code 18151 – (a) The Mobilehome Assistance Center is hereby established in …
(a) The Mobilehome Assistance Center is hereby established in the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the Mobilehome Assistance Center shall provide assistance in taking complaints, and helping to resolve and coordinate the resolution of those complaints, from the public relating to manufactured homes and mobilehomes, including, but not limited to, problems of titling and registration, installation, warranties, financing, other than financing by a supervised financial organization, as defined in § 1801.6 of the Civil Code, sales, inspection of homes and parks, mobilehome accessories and improvements, and problems relating to the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code).
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 18151
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(c) The Mobilehome Assistance Center shall not arbitrate, mediate, negotiate, or provide legal advice on mobilehome park rent disputes, lease or rental agreements, or disputes arising from lease or rental agreements, but may provide information on these issues.
(d) The Mobilehome Assistance Center shall refer any alleged violations of law or regulations within the Department of Housing and Community Development’s jurisdiction to the Division of Codes and Standards within the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 957, Sec. 8. (SB 1078) Effective January 1, 2019.)