California Code of Regulations › Title 25 - Housing and Community Development › Division 1 - Housing and Community Development › Chapter 3.5 - Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program › Section 4902 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This chapter is governed by the following definitions, as
				  well as the definitions set forth in the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection
				  Act (Part 2.2 (commencing with Section 18800) of Division 13 of the Health and
				  Safety Code).
(a) Complaint: A written
				communication transmitted to the department regarding a Mobilehome Residency
				Law issue or alleged violation related to a homeowner's residency in a
				mobilehome park.
(b) Complainant:
				Mobilehome or manufactured home owner, or the designee acting on behalf of the
				homeowner, who files a complaint regarding an alleged issue or violation of the
				Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2
				of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code) with the department as set forth in
				this chapter.
(c) Complaint form:
				The form identified by subsection (c) of Section 4904.
(d) Department: California Department of
				Housing and Community Development.
(e) Designee: A person submitting or handling
				a complaint on behalf of a homeowner. The designee must provide the required
				information and documents outlined in Section 4904, subsection
				(c)(3)(A).
(f) Department
				communication: A written communication from the department to a complainant,
				park management, or their respective representative related to the
				MRLPP.
(g) Electronic
				communication: A transmission of written or graphical material by electronic
				mail, facsimile, or similar electronic means. This definition does not include
				telephonic, video conferencing, or similar communications.
(h) Electronic file: Electronic media content
				that contains letters, information, and other documents relevant to the
				complaint allegation(s), which can be uploaded to the department's electronic
				storage system by a complainant or park management. The uploaded media content
				may be accessed only by the person(s) creating the electronic file, department
				staff, or the nonprofit legal services program handling the
				complaint.
(i) Homeowner: has the
				same meaning as "homeowner" as defined in Section 798.9 of the Civil
				Code.
(j) Mobilehome Assistance
				Center: A program in the department's Division of Codes and Standards
				established pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 18150) of Part 2 of
				Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.
(k) MRLPP: An abbreviation for the Mobilehome
				Residency Law Protection Program, established by Section 18802 of the Health
				and Safety Code.
(l) Nonprofit
				legal services provider: A nonprofit law practice incorporated and operated in
				California, with the primary purpose and function of providing legal services
				without charge to indigent persons, that has contracted with the department
				pursuant to section 18803 of the Health and Safety Code. This can include a
				nonprofit law practice eligible to receive funding from the Interest on Lawyers
				Trust Accounts (IOLTA) pursuant to sections 6213 and 6214 of the California
				Business and Professions Code.
(m)
				Park management: has the same definition as "management" at subdivision (c) of
				Section 18801 of the Health and Safety Code.
1. New section
				  filed 6-25-2020 as an emergency; operative 6-25-2020 (Register 2020, No. 26).
				  Expiration date of emergency extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an
				  additional 60 days (Executive Order N-66-20). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 4-23-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
				  4-22-2021 as an emergency; operative 4-22-2021 (Register 2021, No. 17).
				  Expiration date of emergency action extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20)
				  plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-66-20). A Certificate of
				  Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-19-2021 or emergency language will
				  be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate
				  of Compliance as to 4-22-2021 order, including amendment of subsection (i),
				  transmitted to OAL 3-24-2021 and filed 5-6-2021; amendments operative 5-6-2021
				  pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No.
				  19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 50402 and 50406(n), Health
					 and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18800, 18801, 18802, 18803, 18804, 18805
					 and 18806, Health and Safety Code.