Local Jurisdictions Have little Authority Over Manufactured Home Parks

Local Jurisdictions Have little Authority

Over Manufactured Home Parks

This issue often surfaces with residents and local

citizens throughout California. Perhaps this will set the

record straight.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS

1800 THIRD STREET, SUITE 260, P.O. BOX 1407 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-1407
(916) 445-9471 FAX (916) 327-4712
From TDD Phones 1 (800) 735-2929 www.hcd.ca.gov

April 21 2008

Information Bulletin 2008 – 10 (MP)

TO: Local Government Planning Agencies Local Building Officials

Mobilehome Park Operators and Residents Mobilehome Park Interested Parties Division Staff

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor

A number of local governments are enacting or enforcing ordinances relative to the physical operation and condition of mobilehome parks and recreational vehicle parks that are in conflict with the preemptive nature of the Mobilehome Parks Act (“MPA”), found in Health & Safety Code ]”H&SC”] sections 18200, et seq., and the Special Occupancy Parks Act (“SOPA”), found in H&SC sections 18665, et seq..

Throughout this memorandum, there are references to “manufactured homes”, “mobilehome parks” and “the Mobilehome Parks Act”; however, unless otherwise noted, the same issues and rules apply to recreational vehicles or park model trailers, recreational vehicle parks, and the Special Occupancy Parks Act.

This memorandum’s purpose is to provide information and clarification for local government officials and those involved with mobilehome parks and manufactured home installations or sales that state law restricts local government authority attempting to regulate the physical structure and operation of mobilehome parks—whether privately-owned, resident-owned, or in the process of conversion.

For example, local ordinances which impose inspection, lot standards, or infrastructure requirements within a mobilehome park at the time of home installation, conversion, or sale generally are expressly and/or impliedly preempted by the MPA, and the only valid authority for imposing and enforcing these requirements is the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) or local enforcement agencies that have assumed jurisdiction to enforce the MPA. 

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