Mobilehome parks: change of use.

Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, requires the management of a mobilehome park to comply with notice and specified other requirements in order to terminate a tenancy in a mobilehome park because of a change of use of the mobilehome park, including giving homeowners at least 15 days written notice that the management will be appearing before a local governmental board, commission, or body to request permits for the change of use. This bill would instead require the management to give homeowners at least 60 days' written notice that the management will be appearing before a local governmental board, commission, or body to obtain local approval for the intended change of use of the mobilehome park and comply with other specified provisions. The bill would also require the local government to first make a finding that the approval of the closure of the mobilehome park and of its conversion into its intended new use will not result in, or materially contribute to, a shortage of housing opportunities and choices within the local jurisdiction for low-and moderate-income households. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a person or entity proposing a change in use of a mobilehome park to file a report on the impact of the conversion, closure, or cessation of use upon the displaced residents of the mobilehome park that includes, among other things, the availability of adequate replacement housing in mobilehome parks and relocation costs. Existing law requires the person proposing the change in use to provide the report to a resident of each mobilehome park at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the impact report by the advisory agency or legislative body, and requires the legislative body or advisory agency to review the report prior to any change of use. This bill would instead require that report to include a replacement and relocation plan that adequately mitigates the impact on displaced residents of the mobilehome park, as specified, and would require the person proposing the change in use to provide the report to a resident of each mobilehome park at least 60 days before the hearing. The bill would prohibit the legislative body from approving or conditionally approving the report unless the replacement and relocation plan demonstrates that it will enable each displaced mobilehome park resident to obtain and relocate into adequate housing in a mobilehome park, as specified. The bill would require the person or entity proposing certain changes of use of a mobilehome park to file a supporting certificate with the local government, under penalty of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would specify that those statutory provisions that include requiring the report to be filed and provided to residents establish a minimum standard for local regulation of conversions of mobilehome parks and floating home marinas. Existing law, the Subdivision Map Act, requires an impact report to be filed at the time of filing a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a mobilehome park or floating home marina to another use that, among other things, addresses the availability of adequate replacement space in mobilehome parks or floating home marinas, and requires the subdivider to make the report available to each resident of the mobilehome park or floating home marina at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the map by the advisory agency or legislative body. This bill would instead require the report to include a replacement and relocation plan that adequately mitigates the impact on displaced residents of the mobilehome park or floating home marina, as specified, and would require the report to be made available to residents at least 60 days before the hearing. The bill would prohibit the legislative body from approving or conditionally approving the report unless the replacement and relocation plan demonstrates that it will enable each displaced mobilehome park or floating home marina resident to obtain and relocate into adequate housing in a mobilehome park or floating home marina, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.