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Cal. Civ. Code § 798.72

Transfer of Mobilehome or Mobilehome Park

Known as the Mobilehome Residency Law

The act spans §§ 798–799 (109 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 36 Cal. App. 4th 698 - Vance v. Villa Park Mobilehome Estates (1995)

Most recently applied in 36 Cal. App. 4th 698 - Vance v. Villa Park Mobilehome Estates (July 1995)

Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 745, Sec. 3.

(a) The management shall not charge a homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome in the mobilehome park through the death of the owner of the mobilehome who was a homeowner at the time of his or her death, or the agent of any such person a transfer or selling fee as a condition of a sale of his mobilehome within a park unless the management performs a service in the sale. The management shall not perform any such service in connection with the sale unless so requested, in writing, by the homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome in the mobilehome park through the death of the owner of the mobilehome who was a homeowner at the time of his or her death, or the agent of any such person.

(b) The management shall not charge a prospective homeowner or his or her agent, upon purchase of a mobilehome, a fee as a condition of approval for residency in a park unless the management performs a specific service in the sale. The management shall not impose a fee, other than for a credit check in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 798.74, for an interview of a prospective homeowner.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.