Since 2023, WMA has conducted over a dozen mobilehome park tours
to educate and raise awareness among state lawmakers of the
challenges and successes involved with owning and operating
mobilehome parks in California.
These tours also provide a unique opportunity for
legislators to engage directly with community residents and
stakeholders.
These tours play a crucial role in fostering understanding and
advocacy for our industry.
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) is a
nonprofit organization created in 1945 for the exclusive purpose
of promoting and protecting the interests of owners, operators
and developers of manufactured home communities in California.
The California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) is pleased to
announce the release of the
Park Manager Training Program regulations.
WMA is hard at work preparing to launch a new interactive website
and a robust learning platform that will include a wide range of
on-demand courses available to the membership.Our online system
will undergo a blackout period during this transition and will be
temporarily unavailable.
The WMA Foundation is helping mobilehome park fire victims by
providing them with direct financial assistance. If you would
like to be a part of this humanitarian effort, you may contribute
$2 per space to the WMA Foundation. Please mail your check to the
WMA office at 2295 Gateway Oaks, Suite 240, Sacramento, CA 95833,
and thank you for contributing.
This week, there has been a flurry of activity in the State
Capitol. A total of 13 policy committees held hearings on
proposed laws, 15 budget subcommittees met to review proposed
budgets of various state government agencies and departments, and
eight informational hearings were held on many matters — energy,
insurance, water and several other topics.
Committees Begin Hearings – Wildfire Bills Moving
Fast
This past week, WMA staff testified in the Assembly Judiciary
Committee in opposition to Assembly Bill 246 (Bryan, D-Los
Angeles), which would freeze rents on most rental housing in Los
Angeles County until March 1, 2026.
Bill Introduction Deadline Arrives – Many Bills Affect
WMA Members
Tomorrow is the deadline for bills to be introduced, and over
1,500 bills are expected to be introduced by the end of Friday.
When the WMA PAC succeeded in the 2024 elections, the makeup of
the Legislature shifted much more to the center. With more
moderate Democrats and more Republicans, WMA’s legislative
priorities have expanded from prior years, putting us on offense
for the first time in recent memory.
As of January 1, 2024, employers must generally provide 5 days or
40 hours of paid sick leave to their employees in California. The
Labor Commissioner has updated the paid sick leave poster. All
employers should post the new poster. An employer previously
providing less than 5 days or 40 hours of paid sick leave per
year will need to provide employees a new copy notice.
HCD is updating California’s fair housing plan, also known
as the Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing choice
(background information included below). HCD is hosting
topic-specific listening sessions.
WMA hosts a Zoom chat on the first Thursday of each month.
These informal discussions focus on trending, pertinent topics.
This free event does not require registration.
During our video chats, special guests will share information and
answer questions.
Join us for the next Coffee Talk, which will be held on
Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m.
