Cal. Civ. Code § 398.13

(a) Any manufactured home community owner, operator or lessee aggrieved by a violation
of their rights under this act may institute a private cause of action to recover
damages, or for treble damages where so provided in this act, or for restitution in
any appropriate court of initial jurisdiction within the Commonwealth.
(b) If disclosure as required by section 6 was not provided to the manufactured home community
prospective first-time lessee prior to execution of the manufactured home space rental
agreement or prior to initial occupancy of a manufactured home, the rental agreement
is voidable by the lessee during the first year of occupancy until five calendar days
after the receipt of the disclosure by the lessee.
(c) To void the rental agreement, the prospective first-time lessee shall deliver written
notice to the manufactured home community owner or operator within five days after
receipt of the disclosure and shall thereupon be entitled to a refund from the owner
or operator of the community of any deposit together with installation costs for the
manufactured home, paid to the owner or operator of the community park.
(d) The manufactured home community owner or operator may not collect rent from a prospective
first-time lessee until the manufactured home community owner or operator and the
lessee have entered into the rental agreement.
(e) When the manufactured home community owner or operator and a manufactured home lessee
execute a new, renewed or extended lease for a manufactured home space, which increases
rent or payables to the lessor, the manufactured home community owner or operator
may not collect increased rent or fee payable rent from the manufactured home lessee
until the manufactured home community owner or operator and the manufactured home
lessee have entered into the new, renewed or extended lease. After receiving 60 days'
notice of the community owner's or operator's intent to offer a new lease, the manufactured
home occupant shall have 30 days to either accept the new, renewed or extended rental
agreement or to notify the manufactured home community owner or operator of intent
to vacate within 30 days. No increased rent or fee lease charges shall be effective
against a lessee prior to the 61st day after receiving the owner or operator notice.
(f) A manufactured home lessee who chooses not to enter into a new, renewed or extended
rental agreement shall have 60 days from the date of notification of intent to vacate
the manufactured home community to enter into contract to sell or to relocate the
manufactured home. No increased rent fee or lease charge shall apply during this period.
So long as the manufactured home community owner or operator complied with disclosure
as provided in section 6, the manufactured home lessee who does not enter into a new,
extended or renewed rental agreement shall not be entitled to relocation costs.
(13 amended Oct. 19, 2010, P.L.546, No.80)
Compiler's Note: Section 5 of Act 80 of 2010, which amended section 13, provided that Act 80 shall
apply to:
(1) New sales and leases of manufactured home community spaces entered into after the
effective date of section 5.
(2) Extensions and renewals of leases of manufactured home community spaces entered into
after effective date of section 5.