California Civil Code. California
her rent at least 30 days before the date of the increase, and the reason for the increase, including the basis for any calculation used in determining the amount of the increase.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 942, Sec. 5.)
800.41. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for other than rent, utilities, and incidental reasonable charges for services actually rendered.
A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for obtaining a rental agreement on a floating home berth for (1) a term of 12 months, or (2) a lesser period as mutually agreed upon by both the homeowner and the management. A fee may be charged for a rental agreement of more than one year if the fee is mutually agreed upon by both the homeowner and management.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.42. 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 least 60 days before imposition of the charge.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.43. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for keeping a pet in the floating home marina unless the management actually provides special facilities or services for pets. If special pet facilities are maintained by the management, the fee charged shall reasonably relate to the cost of maintenance of the facilities or services and the number of pets kept in the floating home marina.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.44. (a) A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for a guest who does not stay with him or her for more than a total of 20 consecutive days or a total of 30 days in a calendar year. Such a guest shall not be required to register with the management.
(b) A homeowner who is living alone and who wishes to share his or her floating home with one person may do so, and a fee shall not be imposed by management for that person. The person shall be considered a guest of the homeowner and any agreement between the homeowner and the person shall not change the terms and conditions of the rental agreement between management and the homeowner. The guest shall comply with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the floating home marina.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.45. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee based on the number of members in his or her immediate family. As used in this section, the “immediate family” includes the homeowner and his or her spouse, their parents, and their children.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.46. A homeowner shall not be charged a fee for the enforcement of any of the rules and regulations of the floating home marina.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.47. Unless the homeowner specifically requests the service in writing from the management, a homeowner shall 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 requirement directly related to the occupancy of the specific berth where the floating home is located and not incurred as a portion of the development of the floating home marina as a whole. However, reasonable landscaping and maintenance requirements may be included in the floating home marina rules and regulations. The management shall not require a homeowner or prospective homeowner to purchase, rent, or lease goods or services for landscaping from any person, company, or corporation.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.48. Where the 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 the opening and closing readings for his or her meter. The management shall post in a conspicuous place, the prevailing residential utilities rate schedule as published by the serving utility.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.49. (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 charged at the inception of the tenancy, in addition to any rent for the first month. In no event shall additional security deposits be demanded of a homeowner following initial occupancy.
(b) After the homeowner has promptly paid to the management within five days of the date the amount is due, all of the rent, utilities, and reasonable service charges for any 12-consecutive-month period subsequent to the collection of the security deposit by the management, or upon resale of the floating home, whichever occurs earlier, the management shall, upon the receipt of a written request from the homeowner, refund to the homeowner the amount of the security deposit within 30 days following the end of the 12-consecutive-mon th period of prompt payment or the date of the resale of the floating home.
(c) In the event that the interest in the floating home marina is transferred to any other party or entity, the successor in interest shall have the same obligations of management contained in this section with respect to the security deposit.
(d) The management shall not be required to place any security deposit collected in an interest-bearing account or to provide a homeowner with any interest on the security deposit collected.
(e) This section applies to all security deposits collected on or after January 1, 1991.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 942, Sec. 6.)
800.50. 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 floating home located in the floating home marina unless it is mutually agreed upon by both the homeowner and management. Any billing and payment upon the obligation shall be kept separate from current rent.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
ARTICLE 5. Homeowner Meetings [800.60 — 800.61]
(Article 5 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.60. The management shall permit meetings by homeowners or residents of a floating home in the marina, or any or all of them, relating to floating home living or social or educational purposes, including forums for or speeches of public officials or candidates for public office, to be held in any community facility if the meeting is held at reasonable hours and when the facility is not otherwise in use. The management’s private office is not to be considered a community facility unless so designated by the management.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.61. 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 homeowners who have signed a request to be so represented on the following matters:
(a) Amendments to floating home marina rules and regulations.
(b) Standards for maintenance or physical improvements in the floating home marina.
(c) Addition, alteration, or deletion of services, equipment or physical improvements.
(d) Rental agreements offered pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 800.20).
Any collective meeting shall be conducted only after notice thereof has been given to all the requesting homeowners 10 days or more before the meeting.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
ARTICLE 6. Termination of Tenancy [800.70 — 800.75]
(Article 6 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1505, Sec. 1.)
800.70. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, because of the high cost of moving floating homes, the potential for damage resulting therefrom, the requirements relating to the installation of floating homes, and current government policy limiting the availability of floating home berths, it is necessary that the owners