California

Civil Code

4,109 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 714 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of, or any interest in, real property, and any prov
• § 714.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 714, an association may impose reasonable provisions that: (1) Restrict the installation of solar energy systems in common areas to those systems approved by the associatio
• § 714.3 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in real property that either effect
• § 714.5 — The covenants, conditions, and restrictions or other management documents shall not prohibit the sale, lease, rent, or use of real property on the basis that the structure intended for occupancy on th
• § 714.6 — (a) Recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or private limits on the use of private or publicly owned land contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, reciprocal easement agreement, or
• § 714.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a developer shall not sell a unit constructed pursuant to a local inclusionary zoning ordinance that is intended for owner-occupancy by persons or famil
• § 715 — A lease to commence at a time certain or upon the happening of a future event becomes invalid if its term does not actually commence in possession within 30 years after its execution.
• § 717 — No lease or grant of land for agricultural or horticultural purposes for a longer period than 51 years, in which shall be reserved any rent or service of any kind, shall be valid.
• § 718 — No lease or grant of any town or city lot, which reserves any rent or service of any kind, and which provides for a leasing or granting period in excess of 99 years, shall be valid.
• § 718f — A lease of land for the purpose of effecting the production of minerals, oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances from other lands may be made for a period certain or determinable by any future event
• § 719 — Notwithstanding the 55-year limitation imposed by Section 718, property owned by, or held by, or under the management and control of, any city, or any department or board thereof, may be leased for a
• § 722 — Dispositions of the income of property to accrue and to be received at any time subsequent to the execution of the instrument creating such disposition are governed by the rules relating to future int
• § 723 — All directions for the accumulation of the income of property, except such as are allowed by this Title, are void.
• § 724 — (a) An accumulation of the income of property may be directed by any will, trust or transfer in writing sufficient to pass the property or create the trust out of which the fund is to arise, for the b
• § 725 — If the direction for an accumulation of the income of property is for a longer term than is limited in the last section, the direction only, whether separable or not from the other provisions of the i
• § 726 — When one or more persons for whose benefit an accumulation of income has been directed is or are destitute of other sufficient means of support or education, the proper court, upon application, may di
• § 731 — This chapter may be cited as the Legal Estates Principal and Income Law.
• § 731.01 — Nothing in this chapter shall affect the provisions of the Personal Income Tax Law and the Bank and Corporation Tax Law.
• § 731.02 — This chapter shall apply to all transactions by which a principal was established without the interposition of a trust on or after September 13, 1941, or is hereafter so established.
• § 731.03 — (a) “Principal” as used in this chapter means any realty or personalty which has been so set aside or limited by the owner thereof or a person thereto legally empowered that it and any substitutions f
• § 731.04 — This chapter shall govern the ascertainment of income and principal and the apportionment of receipts and expenses between tenants and remaindermen in all cases where a principal has been established
• § 731.05 — (a) All receipts of money or other property paid or delivered as rent of realty or hire of personalty, or interest on money loaned, or interest on or the rental or use value of property wrongfully wit
• § 731.06 — Whenever a tenant’s right to income shall cease by death, or in any other manner, all payments theretofore actually paid to the tenant shall belong to the tenant or to his personal representative; all
• § 731.07 — (a) All dividends on shares of a corporation forming a part of the principal which are payable (1) In shares of the declaring corporation of the same kind and rank as the shares on which such dividend
• § 731.08 — Where any part of the principal consists of bonds or other obligations for the payment of money, they shall be deemed principal at their inventory value as fixed by the appraiser or appraisers regular
• § 731.09 — (a) Whenever a tenant is authorized by the terms of the transaction by which the principal was established or by law, to use any part of the principal in the continuance of a business which the origin
• § 731.10 — Where any part of the principal consists of animals employed in business, the provisions of Section 731.
• § 731.11 — (a) Where any part of the principal consists of property in lands from which may be taken timber, minerals, oils, gas, or other natural resources, and the tenant in possession is not under a duty to c
• § 731.12 — Where any part of the principal consists of property subject to depletion, such as leaseholds, patents, copyrights, and royalty rights, and the tenant in possession is not under a duty to change the f
• § 731.13 — (a) Where any part of a principal in the possession of a tenant consists of realty or personalty which for more than a year and until disposed of as hereinafter stated has not produced an average net
• § 731.14 — (a) Where any part of the principal in possession of the tenant consists of an obligation for the payment of money secured by a mortgage or other hypothecation of real or personal property, and by rea
• § 731.15 — (a) All ordinary expenses incurred in connection with the principal or with its administration and management, including regularly recurring taxes assessed against any portion of the principal, water
• § 732 — The owner of a thing owns also all its products and accessions.
• § 733 — When, in consequence of a valid limitation of a future interest, there is a suspension of the power of alienation or of the ownership during the continuation of which the income is undisposed of, and
• § 739 — A future interest, depending on the contingency of the death of any person without successors, heirs, issue, or children, is defeated by the birth of a posthumous child of such person, capable of taki
• § 740 — A future interest may be defeated in any manner or by any act or means which the party creating such interest provided for or authorized in the creation thereof; nor is a future interest, thus liable
• § 741 — No future interest can be defeated or barred by any alienation or other act of the owner of the intermediate or precedent interest, nor by any destruction of such precedent interest by forfeiture, sur
• § 742 — No future interest, valid in its creation, is defeated by the determination of the precedent interest before the happening of the contingency on which the future interest is limited to take effect; bu
• § 748 — The income of property, as the term is used in this Part of the Code, includes the rents and profits of real property, the interest of money, dividends upon stock, and other produce of personal proper
• § 749 — The delivery of the grant, where a limitation, condition, or future interest is created by grant, and the death of the testator, where it is created by will, is to be deemed the time of the creation o
• § 761 — Estates in real property, in respect to the duration of their enjoyment are either: l.
• § 763 — Estates tail are abolished, and every estate which would be at common law adjudged to be a fee tail is a fee simple; and if no valid remainder is limited thereon, is a fee simple absolute.
• § 764 — Where a remainder in fee is limited upon any estate, which would by the common law be adjudged a fee tail, such remainder is valid as a contingent limitation upon a fee, and vests in possession on the
• § 765 — Estates of inheritance and for life are called estates of freehold; estates for years are chattels real; and estates at will are chattel interests, but are not subject to enforcement of a money judgme
• § 767 — A future estate may be limited by the act of the party to commence in possession at a future day, either without the intervention of a precedent estate, or on the termination, by lapse of time or othe
• § 768 — A reversion is the residue of an estate left by operation of law in the grantor or his successors, or in the successors of a testator, commencing in possession on the determination of a particular est
• § 769 — When a future estate, other than a reversion, is dependent on a precedent estate, it may be called a remainder, and may be created and transferred by that name.
• § 773 — Subject to the rules of this title, and of Part 1 of this division, a freehold estate, as well as a chattel real, may be created to commence at a future day; an estate for life may be created in a ter
• § 778 — A remainder may be limited on a contingency which, in case it should happen, will operate to abridge or determine the precedent estate; and every such remainder is to be deemed a conditional limitatio
• § 779 — When a remainder is limited to the heirs, or heirs of the body, of a person to whom a life estate in the same property is given, the persons who, on the termination of the life estate, are the success
• § 780 — When a remainder on an estate for life or for years is not limited on a contingency defeating or avoiding such precedent estate, it is to be deemed intended to take effect only on the death of the fir
• § 781 — A general or special power of appointment does not prevent the vesting of a future estate limited to take effect in case such power is not executed.
• § 782 — (a) Any provision in any deed of real property in California, whether executed before or after the effective date of this section, that purports to restrict the right of any persons to sell, lease, re
• § 782.5 — (a) Any deed or other written instrument that relates to title to real property, or any written covenant, condition, or restriction annexed or made a part of, by reference or otherwise, any deed or in
• § 783 — A condominium is an estate in real property described in Section 4125 or 6542.
• § 783.1 — In a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 4190 or 6566, both the separate interest, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 4185 or in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section
• § 784 — “Restriction,” when used in a statute that incorporates this section by reference, means a limitation on, or provision affecting, the use of real property in a deed, declaration, or other instrument,
• § 789 — A tenancy or other estate at will, however created, may be terminated by the landlord’s giving notice in writing to the tenant, in the manner prescribed by Section 1162 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
• § 789.3 — (a) A landlord shall not with intent to terminate the occupancy under any lease or other tenancy or estate at will, however created, of property used by a tenant as his residence willfully cause, dire
• § 790 — After such notice has been served, and the period specified by such notice has expired, but not before, the landlord may reënter, or proceed according to law to recover possession.
• § 791 — Whenever the right of reentry is given to a grantor or a lessor in any grant or lease or otherwise, such reentry may be made at any time after the right has accrued, upon three days’ notice, as provid
• § 792 — Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property forcibly entered, or forcibly and unlawfully detained, are provided for in Sections 1159 to 1175, both inclusive, of the C ode of C ivil P
• § 793 — An action for the possession of real property leased or granted, with a right of re-entry, may be maintained at any time, after the right to re-enter has accrued, without the notice prescribed in sect
• § 798 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mobilehome Residency Law.
• § 798.1 — Unless the provisions or context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 798.10 — “Change of use” means a use of the park for a purpose other than the rental, or the holding out for rent, of two or more mobilehome sites to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation, and does
• § 798.11 — “Resident” is a homeowner or other person who lawfully occupies a mobilehome.
• § 798.12 — “Tenancy” is the right of a homeowner to the use of a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome, site improvements, and accessory structures for human habitat
• § 798.13 — (a) This chapter does not apply to any area owned, operated, or maintained by the state for the purpose of providing employee housing or space for a mobilehome owned or occupied by an employee of the
• § 798.14 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “affirmative, written consent” means express written consent obtained separately from, and not contained in, any lease or rental agreement and that is not a condi
• § 798.15 — The rental agreement shall be in writing and shall contain, in addition to the provisions otherwise required by law to be included, all of the following: (a) The term of the tenancy and the rent there
• § 798.16 — (a) The rental agreement may include other provisions permitted by law, but need not include specific language contained in state or local laws not a part of this chapter.
• § 798.18 — (a) A homeowner shall be offered a rental agreement for (1) a term of 12 months, or (2) a lesser period as the homeowner may request, or (3) a longer period as mutually agreed upon by both the homeown
• § 798.19 — No rental agreement for a mobilehome shall contain a provision by which the homeowner waives his or her rights under the provisions of Articles 1 to 8, inclusive, of this chapter.
• § 798.19.5 — A rental agreement entered into or renewed on and after January 1, 2006, shall not include a clause, rule, regulation, or any other provision that grants to management the right of first refusal to pu
• § 798.2 — “Management” means the owner of a mobilehome park or an agent or representative authorized to act on his behalf in connection with matters relating to a tenancy in the park.
• § 798.20 — (a) Membership in any private club or organization that is a condition for tenancy in a park shall not be denied on any basis listed in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 12955 of the Government Code,
• § 798.21 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 798.
• § 798.22 — (a) In any new mobilehome park that is developed after January 1, 1982, mobilehome spaces shall not be rented for the accommodation of recreational vehicles as defined by Section 799.
• § 798.23 — (a) Management shall be subject to, and comply with, all park rules and regulations to the same extent as residents and their guests.
• § 798.23.5 — (a) (1) Management shall permit a homeowner to rent his or her home that serves as the homeowner’s primary residence or sublet his or her space, under the circumstances described in paragraph (2) and
• § 798.24 — Each common area facility shall be open or available to residents at all reasonable hours and the hours of the common area facility shall be posted at the facility.
• § 798.25 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), when the management proposes an amendment to the park’s rules and regulations, the management shall meet and consult with the homeowners in the park, their r
• § 798.25.5 — Any rule or regulation of a mobilehome park that (a) is unilaterally adopted by the management, (b) is implemented without the consent of the homeowners, and (c) by its terms purports to deny homeowne
• § 798.26 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the ownership or management of a park shall have no right of entry to a mobilehome or enclosed accessory structure without the prior written consent of the r
• § 798.27 — (a) The management shall give written notice to all homeowners and prospective homeowners concerning the following matters: (1) the nature of the zoning or use permit under which the mobilehome park o
• § 798.28 — The management of a mobilehome park shall disclose, in writing, within 10 business days, the name, business address, and business telephone number of the mobilehome park owner upon the receipt of a wr
• § 798.28.5 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the management may cause the removal, pursuant to Section 22658 of the Vehicle Code, of a vehicle other than a mobilehome that is parked in the park w
• § 798.29 — The management shall post a Mobilehome Assistance Center sign provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development, as required by Section 18253.
• § 798.29.6 — The management shall not prohibit a homeowner or resident from installing accommodations for the disabled on the home or the site, lot, or space on which the mobilehome is located, including, but not
• § 798.3 — (a) “Mobilehome” is a structure designed for human habitation and for being moved on a street or highway under permit pursuant to Section 35790 of the Vehicle Code.
• § 798.30 — The management shall give a homeowner written notice of any increase in his or her rent at least 90 days before the date of the increase.
• § 798.30.5 — (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), management shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a qualified mobilehome park more than 3 percent plus t
• § 798.31 — A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for other than rent, utilities, and incidental reasonable charges for services actually rendered.
• § 798.32 — (a) A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for services actually rendered which are not listed in the rental agreement unless he or she has been given written notice thereof by the management, at leas
• § 798.33 — (a) No lease agreement entered into, modified, or renewed on or after January 1, 2001, shall prohibit a homeowner from keeping at least one pet within the park, subject to reasonable rules and regulat
• § 798.34 — (a) A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for a guest who does not stay with the homeowner for more than a total of 20 consecutive days or a total of 30 days in a calendar year.
• § 798.35 — A homeowner shall not be charged a fee based on the number of members in his or her immediate family.
• § 798.36 — (a) A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for the enforcement of any of the rules and regulations of the park, except a reasonable fee may be charged by management for the maintenance or cleanup, as
• § 798.37 — A homeowner may not be charged a fee for the entry, installation, hookup, or landscaping as a condition of tenancy except for an actual fee or cost imposed by a local governmental ordinance or require
• § 798.37.5 — (a) With respect to trees on rental spaces in a mobilehome park, park management shall be solely responsible for the trimming, pruning, or removal of any tree, and the costs thereof, upon written noti
• § 798.38 — The management shall not acquire a lien or security interest, other than an interest arising by reason of process issued to enforce a judgment of any court, in a mobilehome located in the park unless
• § 798.39 — (a) The management may only demand a security deposit on or before initial occupancy and the security deposit may not be in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to two months’ rent that is
• § 798.39.5 — (a) (1) The management shall not charge or impose upon a homeowner any fee or increase in rent which reflects the cost to the management of any fine, forfeiture, penalty, money damages, or fee assesse
• § 798.4 — “Mobilehome park” is an area of land where two or more mobilehome sites are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation.
• § 798.40 — (a) Where management provides both master-meter and submeter service of utilities to a homeowner, for each billing period the cost of the charges for the period shall be separately stated along with t
• § 798.41 — (a) Where a rental agreement, including a rental agreement specified in Section 798.
• § 798.42 — (a) The management shall provide all affected homeowners and residents at least 72 hours’ written advance notice of an interruption in utility service of more than two hours for the maintenance, repai
• § 798.43 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), whenever a homeowner is responsible for payment of gas, water, or electric utility service, management shall disclose to the homeowner any condition by which
• § 798.43.1 — (a) The management of a master-meter park shall give written notice to homeowners and residents on or before February 1 of each year in their utility billing statements about assistance to low-income
• § 798.44 — (a) The management of a park that does not permit mobilehome owners or park residents to purchase liquefied petroleum gas for use in the mobilehome park from someone other than the mobilehome park man
• § 798.44.1 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a mobilehome park that effectively prohibits or re
• § 798.44.2 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a mobilehome park that effectively prohibits or re
• § 798.45 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 798.
• § 798.49 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the local agency of any city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, which administers an ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure t
• § 798.50 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to ensure that homeowners and residents of mobilehome parks have the right to peacefully assemble and freely communicate with one another a
• § 798.51 — (a) No provision contained in any mobilehome park rental agreement, rule, or regulation shall deny or prohibit the right of any homeowner or resident in the park to do any of the following: (1) Peacef
• § 798.52 — Any homeowner or resident who is prevented by management from exercising the rights provided for in Section 798.
• § 798.53 — (a) (1) The management shall meet and consult with the homeowners, upon written request, within 30 days of the request, either individually, collectively, or with representatives of a group of homeown
• § 798.55 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, because of the high cost of moving mobilehomes, the potential for damage resulting therefrom, the requirements relating to the installation of mobilehomes,
• § 798.56 — (a) A tenancy shall be terminated by the management only for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Failure of the homeowner or resident to comply with a local ordinance or state law or regulation
• § 798.56a — (a) Within 60 days after receipt of, or no later than 65 days after the mailing of, the notice of termination of tenancy pursuant to any reason provided in Section 798.
• § 798.57 — The management shall set forth in a notice of termination, the reason relied upon for the termination with specific facts to permit determination of the date, place, witnesses, and circumstances conce
• § 798.58 — Tenancy may only be terminated for reasons contained in Section 798.
• § 798.59 — A homeowner shall give written notice to the management of not less than 60 days before vacating his or her tenancy.
• § 798.6 — “Park” is a manufactured housing community as defined in Section 18210.
• § 798.60 — The provisions of this article shall not affect any rights or proceedings set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure except as otherwise
• § 798.61 — (a) (1) As used in this section, “abandoned mobilehome” means a mobilehome about which all of the following are true: (A) It is located in a mobilehome park on a site for which no rent has been paid t
• § 798.62 — (a) If a mobilehome park is destroyed as a result of a wildfire or other natural disaster, and management elects to rebuild the park at the same location, management shall offer a renewed tenancy in t
• § 798.64 — (a) (1) When a mobilehome tenancy is terminated due to damage or the destruction of the mobilehome park or any space as a result of a disaster, management shall return to the homeowner any advance ren
• § 798.7 — (a) “New construction” means any newly constructed spaces initially held out for rent after January 1, 1990.
• § 798.70 — (a) A homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome in the mobilehome park through the death of the owner of the mobilehome who was a h
• § 798.71 — (a) (1) The management may not show or list for sale a manufactured home or mobilehome without first obtaining the owner’s written authorization.
• § 798.72 — (a) The management shall not charge a homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome in the mobilehome park through the death of the own
• § 798.73 — The management shall not require the removal of a mobilehome from the park in the event of the sale of the mobilehome to a third party during the term of the homeowner’s rental agreement or in the 60
• § 798.73.5 — (a) In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, the management may only require repairs or improvements to the mobilehome, its appurtenances, or an accessory struct
• § 798.74 — (a) The management may require the right of prior approval of a prospective purchaser of a mobilehome that will remain in the park.
• § 798.74.4 — (a) The transfer or sale of a manufactured home or mobilehome in a mobilehome park is subject to the transfer disclosure requirements and provisions set forth in Article 1.
• § 798.74.5 — (a) Within two business days of receiving a request from a prospective homeowner for an application for residency for a specific space within a mobilehome park, if the management has been advised that
• § 798.75 — (a) An escrow, sale, or transfer agreement involving a mobilehome located in a park at the time of the sale, where the mobilehome is to remain in the park, shall contain a copy of either a fully execu
• § 798.75.5 — (a) The management shall provide a prospective homeowner with a completed written disclosure form concerning the park described in subdivision (b) at least three days prior to execution of a rental ag
• § 798.76 — The management may require that a prospective purchaser comply with any rule or regulation limiting residency based on age requirements for housing for older persons, provided that the rule or regulat
• § 798.77 — No rental or sale agreement shall contain a provision by which the purchaser or homeowner waives his or her rights under this chapter.
• § 798.78 — (a) An heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome in the mobilehome park through the death of the owner of the mobilehome who was a homeowner at t
• § 798.79 — (a) Any legal owner or junior lienholder who forecloses on his or her security interest in a mobilehome located in a mobilehome park shall have the right to sell the mobilehome within the park to a th
• § 798.8 — “Rental agreement” is an agreement between the management and the homeowner establishing the terms and conditions of a park tenancy.
• § 798.80 — (a) Not less than 30 days nor more than one year prior to an owner of a mobilehome park entering into a written listing agreement with a licensed real estate broker, as defined in Article 1 (commencin
• § 798.81 — The management (1) shall not prohibit the listing or sale of a used mobilehome within the park by the homeowner, an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of
• § 798.82 — The management, at the time of an application for residency, shall disclose in writing to any person who proposes to purchase or install a manufactured home or mobilehome on a space, on which the cons
• § 798.83 — In the case of a sale or transfer of a mobilehome that will remain in the park, the management of the park shall not require repairs or improvements to the park space or property owned by the manageme
• § 798.84 — (a) No action based upon the management’s alleged failure to maintain the physical improvements in the common facilities in good working order or condition or alleged reduction of service may be comme
• § 798.85 — In any action arising out of the provisions of this chapter the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
• § 798.86 — (a) If a homeowner or former homeowner of a park is the prevailing party in a civil action, including a small claims court action, against the management to enforce his or her rights under this chapte
• § 798.87 — (a) The substantial failure of the management to provide and maintain physical improvements in the common facilities in good working order and condition shall be deemed a public nuisance.
• § 798.88 — (a) In addition to any right under Article 6 (commencing with Section 798.
• § 798.9 — “Homeowner” is a person who has a tenancy in a mobilehome park under a rental agreement.
• § 799 — As used in this article: (a) “Ownership or management” means the ownership or management of a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or of a resident-owned mobilehome park.
• § 799.1 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this article shall govern the rights of a resident who has an ownership interest in the subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a reside
• § 799.1.5 — A homeowner or resident, or an heir, joint tenant, or personal representative of the estate who gains ownership of a mobilehome through the death of the resident of the mobilehome who was a resident a
• § 799.10 — A resident may not be prohibited from displaying a political campaign sign relating to a candidate for election to public office or to the initiative, referendum, or recall process in the window or on
• § 799.11 — The ownership or management shall not prohibit a homeowner or resident from installing accommodations for the disabled on the home or the site, lot, or space on which the mobilehome is located, includ
• § 799.12 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mob
• § 799.13 — (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any rental agreement or other instrument affecting the tenancy of a homeowner or resident in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mob
• § 799.2 — The ownership or management shall not show or list for sale a mobilehome owned by a resident without first obtaining the resident’s written authorization.
• § 799.2.5 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the ownership or management shall have no right of entry to a mobilehome without the prior written consent of the resident.
• § 799.20 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law.
• § 799.21 — Unless the provisions or context otherwise require, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 799.22 — “Defaulting occupant” means an occupant who fails to pay for his or her occupancy in a park or who fails to comply with reasonable written rules and regulations of the park given to the occupant upon
• § 799.23 — “Defaulting resident” means a resident who fails to pay for his or her occupancy in a park, fails to comply with reasonable written rules and regulations of the park given to the resident upon registr
• § 799.24 — “Defaulting tenant” means a tenant who fails to pay for his or her occupancy in a park or fails to comply with reasonable written rules and regulations of the park given to the person upon registratio
• § 799.25 — “Guest” means a person who is lawfully occupying a recreational vehicle located in a park but who is not an occupant, tenant, or resident.
• § 799.26 — “Management” means the owner of a recreational vehicle park or an agent or representative authorized to act on his or her behalf in connection with matters relating to the park.
• § 799.27 — “Occupancy” and “occupy” refer to the use of a recreational vehicle park lot by an occupant, tenant, or resident.
• § 799.28 — “Occupant” means the owner or operator of a recreational vehicle who has occupied a lot in a park for 30 days or less.
• § 799.29 — “Recreational vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 799.3 — The ownership or management shall not require the removal of a mobilehome from a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or resident-owned mobilehome park in the event of its sale to
• § 799.30 — “Recreational vehicle park” or “park” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18862.
• § 799.31 — “Resident” means a tenant who has occupied a lot in a park for nine months or more.
• § 799.32 — “Tenant” means the owner or operator of a recreational vehicle who has occupied a lot in a park for more than 30 consecutive days.
• § 799.4 — The ownership or management may require the right to prior approval of the purchaser of a mobilehome that will remain in the subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or resident-owned
• § 799.40 — The rights created by this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to any other legal rights the management of a park may have against a defaulting occupant, tenant, or resident, or that an occupa
• § 799.41 — Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a mobilehome as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code or to a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 799.42 — No occupant registration agreement or tenant rental agreement shall contain a provision by which the occupant or tenant waives his or her rights under the provisions of this chapter, and any waiver of
• § 799.43 — The registration agreement between a park and an occupant thereof shall be in writing and shall contain, in addition to the provisions otherwise required by law to be included, the term of the occupan
• § 799.44 — At the time of registration, an occupant shall be given a copy of the rules and regulations of the park.
• § 799.45 — The management may offer a rental agreement to an occupant of the park who intends to remain in the park for a period in excess of 30 consecutive days.
• § 799.46 — At the entry to a recreational vehicle park, or within the separate designated section for recreational vehicles within a mobilehome park, there shall be displayed in plain view on the property a sign
• § 799.47 — (a) A person shall not require an occupant, tenant, or resident in a qualified recreational vehicle park to reregister if the purpose of the reregistration requirement is to prevent the occupant, tena
• § 799.5 — The ownership or management may require that a purchaser of a mobilehome that will remain in the subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or resident-owned mobilehome park comply with
• § 799.55 — Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 1866, as a prerequisite to the right of management to have a defaulting occupant’s recreational vehicle removed from the lot which is the subject of th
• § 799.56 — (a) The 72-hour written notice shall be served by delivering a copy to the defaulting occupant personally or to a person of suitable age and discretion who is occupying the recreational vehicle locate
• § 799.57 — The written 72-hour notice shall state that if the defaulting occupant does not remove the recreational vehicle from the premises of the park within 72 hours after receipt of the notice, the managemen
• § 799.58 — Subsequent to serving a copy of the notice specified in this article to the city police or county sheriff, whichever is appropriate, and after the expiration of 72 hours following service of the notic
• § 799.59 — When the management removes or causes the removal of a defaulting occupant’s recreational vehicle, the management and the individual or entity that removes the recreational vehicle shall exercise reas
• § 799.6 — No agreement shall contain any provision by which the purchaser waives his or her rights under the provisions of this article.
• § 799.65 — The management may terminate the tenancy of a defaulting tenant for nonpayment of rent, utilities, or reasonable incidental service charges, provided the amount due shall have been unpaid for a period
• § 799.66 — The management may terminate or refuse to renew the right of occupancy of a tenant for other than nonpayment of rent or other charges upon the giving of a written notice to the tenant in the manner pr
• § 799.67 — Evictions pursuant to this article shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except as otherwise p
• § 799.7 — The ownership or management shall provide, by posting notice on the mobilehomes of all affected homeowners and residents, at least 72 hours’ written advance notice of an interruption in utility servic