BILL NUMBER: SB 1612	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 7, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   MAY 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2000

   An act to amend Section 798.44 of the Civil Code, relating to
mobilehome parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1612, Chesbro.  Mobilehome parks:  liquefied petroleum gas.
   Existing law limits the cost which may be charged to mobilehome
owners and park tenants for the purchase of liquefied petroleum gas
for use in the mobilehome park where the management of the park does
not permit those owners or tenants to purchase that product from
someone other than the mobilehome park management.  It also requires
the management of the park to post the actual price paid by
management for that gas.
   This bill would provide that the limit on the cost charged to
mobilehome owners and tenants for liquefied petroleum gas sold by
mobilehome park management and the requirement for price posting
shall apply to mobilehome parks where requirements of federal, state,
or local law or regulation prohibit homeowners and tenants from
installing their own liquefied petroleum gas supply tanks, even if
the mobilehome park permits the outside purchase of liquefied
petroleum gas.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 798.44 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   798.44.  (a) The management of a park that does not permit
mobilehome owners or park tenants to purchase liquefied petroleum gas
for use in the mobilehome park from someone other than the
mobilehome park management shall not sell liquefied petroleum gas to
mobilehome owners and tenants within the park at a cost which exceeds
110 percent of the actual price paid by the management of the park
for liquefied petroleum gas.
   (b) The management of a park shall post in a visible location the
actual price paid by management for liquefied petroleum gas sold
pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (c) This section shall apply only to mobilehome parks regulated
under the Mobilehome Residency Law.  This section shall not apply to
recreational vehicle parks, as defined in Section 18215 of the Health
and Safety Code, which exclusively serve recreational vehicles, as
defined in Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (d) Nothing in this section is intended to abrogate any rights a
mobilehome park owner may have under Section 798.31 of the Civil
Code.
   (e) In addition to a mobilehome park described in subdivision (a),
the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall apply to a
mobilehome park where requirements of federal, state, or local law or
regulation, including, but not limited to, requirements for setbacks
between mobilehomes, prohibit homeowners or tenants from installing
their own liquefied petroleum gas supply tanks, notwithstanding that
the management of the mobilehome park permits mobilehome owners and
park tenants to buy their own liquefied petroleum gas.