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.
At a time when the U.S. housing shortage has caused home prices
to soar, removing the barriers that prevent more manufactured
housing from being built is vital. Improving access to these
modern mobile homes could give millions of people nationwide
better access to a kind of unsubsidized and more affordable
homeownership. READ MORE
Civil Code Section 798.15 requires park management to provide
homeowners with a copy of a current Civil Code (Mobilehome
Residency Law) by February 1 of each year or provide a written
notice to homeowners that there has been a substantial change to
the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL).
This October* your utility bill will include a credit identified
as the “California Climate Credit.” Small businesses throughout
the state will receive this credit on their utility bills.
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Information Bulletin 2022-12 is issued pursuant to Senate
Bill 1307 (Chapter 669, Statutes of 2022) and informs interested
parties of the process for a city, county, or city and county to
assume enforcement responsibility for the Mobilehome Parks Act
and Special Occupancy Parks Act on behalf of HCD.
The Mobilehome Residency Protection Program (MRLPP) was enacted
in January 2019. It charges the Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) to administer the program and begin
billing parkowners $10 per permitted space. Click here to read more on how
the program works and how it will affect your park.
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.