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Page 6AB 317Mobilehomes:(Calderon, C.)2012 California Industry LegislationBILL DESCRIPTION STATUS CMHIPOSITIONAB 505Housing programs:Audits(Harkey)AB 579M o b i l e h o m e P a r k s :Liability:Attorney’s Fees(Monning)AB 928Housing andCommunityDevelopment:Mobile Home Parks(Wieckowski)SB 149Mobilehomes:(Correa)SB 376Real Estate Brokers(Fuller)* Location of Bill as of this date.Revises the conditions under which a tenancy in a mobilehomespace within a mobilehome park is exempt from a local rent controlordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative. Makes the exemptionsapplicable when the mobilehome space is not the sole residenceof the mobilehome owner. Specifies the evidence upon whichmanagement of a mobilehome park may rely to determine whether aresidence is the mobilehome owner’s sole residence.As amended, this bill would require the State Auditor’s office toperform an audit of the Department of Housing and CommunityDevelopment every four years.Permits the award of attorney’s fees and, in some cases, otherlitigation expenses, to a local governmental entity in an actionbrought by the owner of a mobilehome park to challenge the validityor application of a local ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiativemeasure that regulates space rent or is intended to benefit or protectresidents in a mobilehome park, if the local governmental entity isdetermined to be the prevailing party.This bill is currently a “spot” bill. A “spot” bill is a placeholder forlegislation that is yet to be determined. This bill will likely be used asa vehicle to introduce housing related legislation.Makes a technical, nonsubstantive change to the MobilehomeResidency Law which governs tenancies in mobilehome parks andimposes various duties on the owners of mobilehome parks and theagents and representatives authorized to act on behalf of the owners.Amends Business and Professions Code Section 10131 and adds10131.8 to allow property management companies who manageproperties for a fee and are already required to be licensed as realestate brokers by the Department of Real Estate (DRE), to makethese used mobilehome loans under their DRE broker license and anMLO license instead of having to acquire an additional license as afinance lender by the Department of Corporations.SenateJudiciaryCommittee *Feb. 16, 2012Two Year BillSenate RulesCommittee*June 16, 2012AssemblyJudiciaryCommittee*Feb. 1, 2012In-ActiveFeb. 1, 2012AssemblyCommitteeon Housing &CommunityDevelopment*April 12, 2012In-ActiveAugust 30,2011WatchTwo YearBillWatchWatchTwo YearBillWatchWatchTwo YearBillSupportTwo YearBill