(a) In addition to the other uses of the fund and activities authorized by this chapter, the department may contract directly with nonprofit corporations that have significant experience working with mobilehome park residents, or acquiring, rehabilitating, and preserving affordable housing, and have statewide or regional capacity to deliver technical assistance to mobilehome park residents or community-based nonprofit corporations in order to assist them in acquiring, financing, operating, and improving mobilehome parks occupied by low- and moderate-income households, including reasonable administrative costs for the grant recipient or recipients. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, moneys in the fund may be used for grants to provide services for initial terms of no more than three years.

(b) No funds provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used for the purposes of taking a mobilehome park by the state, county, or city by eminent domain pursuant to § 19 of Article I of the California Constitution.

(c) The department may contract directly with one or more nonprofit lenders to administer loans or grants authorized by this chapter.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contract entered into pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be for local assistance.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 34. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)