Announcing Great Victories!
SB 749 – Forced Sale Requirement DEFEATED! The bill dictating who a mobilehome park can be sold to and at what price is dead. After countless discussions, meetings and hearings, CMPA President Jeff Kaplan was able to set up a one-on-one Zoom meeting with the bill’s author, Senator Allen, to explain CMPA’s objections to the bill. It was a good and productive meeting.
This bill was especially harmful and a challenging issue politically, given the devastating fires in Los Angeles and natural sympathy for fire victims. It would have required park owners seeking to sell their property or change its use, to offer to sell it to “qualified entities” designated by the State. CMPA successfully opposed and defeated a right of first refusal in 2024. The defeat of SB 749 – a “forced sell” requirement – is another important victory. |
AB 635 – Proposed MRLPP Modifications DEFEATED! This bill would have modified the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP) requiring HCD to refer up to a total of 25 alleged violations of the Mobilehome Residency Law to the office of the Attorney General. The 25 alleged violations would be per fiscal year for the Attorney General to arbitrate, mediate, negotiate or pursue any and all available judicial remedies in connection with any alleged violations of the law. The MRLPP has been a disaster and expanding it further would have been an even bigger disaster. |