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SENATE BILL 1181 (HAYNES – 1996)

CHAPTER 392, STATUTES OF 1996

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Civil Code section 798.21 was enacted in 1996 following legislative passage of Senate Bill 1181, introduced by Senator Haynes on February 24, 1995.  (See Exhibit A, #1)  Senate Bill 1181 was a single section bill that proposed to add only section 798.21.  (Id.)

Senate Bill 1181 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibit A, #3 and #6)  Four amendments were made to Senate Bill 1181.  (See Exhibit A, #1b through #1e)  Subsequent to legislative approval, former Governor Pete Wilson signed Senate Bill 1181 on August 17, 1996, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on August 19, 1996 as Chapter 392 of the Statutes of 1996.  (See Exhibit A, #1f and #2)


As last amended on May 15, 1996, Senate Bill 1181 is summarized in the Unfinished Business analysis:

This bill provides that a mobilehome shall be considered to be the principal residence of the owner unless specified conditions are met.

Assembly Amendments:

1.    Require management to notify the homeowner before modifying the rent or other terms of the tenancy.

2.    Provide that the homeowner has 90 days to review and respond to the above notice.

3.    Provide that the rent control exemption does not apply if the legal owner has taken possession or ownership through foreclosure or voluntary transfer from the owner.
(See Exhibit A, #9)