This measure would declare 2024 as the year to Coexist with Wildlife, California.
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law defines "tenancy" for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to use a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits, with certain exceptions, the management of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a qualified mobilehome park more than 3% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for a tenancy at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions. Existing law defines "qualified mobilehome park" for these purposes as a mobilehome park that is located within and governed by the jurisdictions of 2 or more incorporated cities. This bill would enact the Mobilehome Affordability Act. The bill would prohibit the management of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy for a mobilehome space more than 3% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 5%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for a tenancy at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, as specified. The bill would prohibit management from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in more than 2 increments over a 12-month period, after the tenant maintains the tenancy over a 12-month period. Notwithstanding these provisions, the bill would authorize management to increase the rental rate by 5% after a transfer of a mobilehome park, as specified. This bill would specify that these provisions apply to rent increases for mobilehome spaces occurring on or after January 1, 2024. The bill would provide that in the event that management increased the rent by more than the amount specified above between January 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025, then the applicable rent on January 1, 2025, is the rent as of January 1, 2024, plus the maximum permissible increase, and that management is not liable to the homeowner for any corresponding rent overpayment. The bill would void any waiver of the rights provided under these provisions. The bill would exempt specified mobilehome spaces from these provisions. The bill would not apply to a mobilehome park when a local government has adopted an ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure before January 1, 2025, that establishes a maximum amount that may be charged by management for rent or otherwise regulates the rental rate for a mobilehome tenancy in that mobilehome park. The bill would provide that its provisions shall not impair, alter, or change any rental term or obligation contained in a rental agreement in effect between management and a resident as of January 1, 2025, and which was entered into or became effective before January 1, 2024, except as described.
This measure would proclaim February 22, 2024, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
This measure would recognize February 2024 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
This measure would recognize the week of February 18, 2024, to February 24, 2024, as Engineers Week.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021 (the act) authorizes the Governor, until January 1, 2032, to certify environmental leadership development projects that meet specified requirements for certain streamlining benefits related to CEQA. The act requires the lead agency for an environmental leadership development project certified by the Governor to prepare the record of proceedings under CEQA concurrently with the administrative process. This bill would make transmission projects that bring new renewable energy generation onto the grid to be environmental leadership development projects for purposes of the act. Because the lead agency for those transmission projects would be required to prepare concurrently the record of proceedings, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.
