California Civil Code. California
by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.4. “Floating home marina” means an area where five or more floating home berths are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate floating homes, but does not include a marina where 10 percent or fewer of the berths are leased or held out to lease to floating homes nor a marina or harbor (a) which is managed by a nonprofit organization, the property, assets, and profits of which may not inure to any individual or group of individuals, but only to another nonprofit organization; (b) the rules and regulations of which are set by majority vote of the berthholders thereof; and (c) which contains berths for fewer than 25 floating homes.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 942, Sec. 1.)
800.5. “Rental agreement” means an agreement between the management and the homeowner establishing the terms and conditions of a tenancy. A lease is a rental agreement.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.6. “Homeowner” means a person who owns or resides in a floating home which is in a floating home marina pursuant to a rental agreement with management.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.7. “Change of use” means a use of the floating home marina for a purpose other than the rental, or the holding out for rent, of five or more floating home berths, and does not mean the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a floating home marina rule or regulation. A change of use may affect an entire floating home marina or any portion thereof. “Change of use” includes, but is not limited to, a change of the floating home marina or any portion thereof to a condominium, stock cooperative, or any form of ownership wherein spaces within the floating home marina are to be sold.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.8. “Resident” means a homeowner or other person who lawfully occupies a floating home.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.9. “Tenancy” means the right of a homeowner to the use of a berth within a floating home marina on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a floating home, and accessory structures or vessels, including the use of the services and facilities of the floating home marina.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
ARTICLE 2. Rental Agreement [800.20 — 800.26]
(Article 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.20. Unless otherwise provided, the management shall make available to floating homeowners, upon request, copies of all notices required by this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 800.30).
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.21. 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 therefor.
(b) The rules and regulations of the floating home marina.
(c) A reference to this chapter and a statement that a copy of it is available from the marina upon request.
(d) A provision specifying that it is the responsibility of the management to provide and maintain physical improvements in the common facilities in good working order and condition.
(e) A description of the physical improvements to be provided the homeowner during his or her tenancy.
(f) A provision listing those services which will be provided at the time the rental agreement is executed and will continue to be offered for the term of tenancy and the fees, if any, to be charged for those services.
(g) All other provisions governing the tenancy.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.22. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.23. (a) A homeowner shall be offered a rental agreement for (1) a term of 12 months, (2) a lesser period as mutually agreed upon by both the homeowner and the management, (3) a longer period as mutually agreed upon by both the homeowner and the management, or (4) a longer period as necessary to secure financing from a conventional lending institution.
(b) Rental agreements for a prescribed term shall not contain any terms or conditions with respect to charges for rent, utilities, or incidental reasonable service charges that would be different during the first 12 months of the agreement from the corresponding terms or conditions that would be offered to the homeowner or homeowners on a month-to-month basis.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.24. No rental agreement for a floating home berth shall contain a provision by which the homeowner waives his or her rights under any of the provisions of this chapter. Any waiver of these rights shall be deemed contrary to public policy and void.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.25. (a) Membership in any private club or organization that is a condition for tenancy in a floating home marina shall not be denied on any basis listed in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 12955 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926, 12926.1, subdivision (m) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 12955, and Section 12955.2 of the Government Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to familial status, subdivision (a) shall not be construed to apply to housing for older persons, as defined in Section 12955.9 of the Government Code. With respect to familial status, nothing in subdivision (a) shall be construed to affect Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5, relating to housing for senior citizens. Subdivision (d) of Section 51 and Section 4760 of this code and subdivisions (n), (o), and (p) of Section 12955 of the Government Code shall apply to subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 181, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 86 of Ch. 181.)
800.26. On or before March 12, 1991, the management shall notify all floating homeowners, in writing, that a copy of the Floating Home Residency Law is available to them, upon request, from the management.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
ARTICLE 3. Rules and Regulations [800.30 — 800.37]
(Article 3 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.30. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.31. A rule or regulation of the floating home marina may be amended at any time with the consent of a homeowner, or without his or her consent upon written notice to him or her of not less than six months. Written notice to a new homeowner, whose tenancy commences within the required period of notice, of a proposed amendment shall constitute compliance with this section where the written notice is given to him or her before the inception of his or her tenancy.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.32. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the ownership or management of a floating home marina, cooperative, or condominium for floating homes shall have no right of entry to a floating home without the prior written consent of the resident. This consent may be revoked in writing by the resident at any time. The ownership or management shall have a right of entry into the berth in which a floating home is situated for correction of what management determines to be a hazardous condition at any time, or for maintenance of utilities, docks, and common areas at any reasonable time, but not in a manner or at a time which would interfere