Cal. Civ. Code § 55.1-1306
Demands and charges prohibited; access by tenant's guest or invitee; purchases by manufactured home owner not restricted; exception; conditions of occupancy.
Operative Text
A. A landlord shall not demand or collect: 1. An entrance fee for the privilege of leasing or occupying a manufactured home lot; 2. A commission on the sale of a manufactured home located in the manufactured home park, unless the tenant expressly employs him to perform a service in connection with such sale, but no such employment of the landlord by the tenant shall be a condition or term of the initial sale or rental; 3. A fee for improvements or installations on the interior of a manufactured home, unless the tenant expressly employs him to perform a service in connection with such improvements or installations; 4. A fee, charge, or other thing of value from any provider of cable television service, cable modem service, satellite master antenna television service, direct broadcast satellite television service, subscription television service, or service of any other television programming system in exchange for granting a television service provider mere access to the landlord's tenants or giving the tenants of such landlord mere access to such service. A landlord may enter into a service agreement with a television service provider to provide marketing and other services to the television service provider designed to facilitate the television service provider's delivery of its services. Under such a service agreement, the television service provider may compensate the landlord for the reasonable value of the services provided and for the reasonable value of the landlord's property used by the television service provider. No landlord shall demand or accept any such payment from any tenants in exchange for such services, unless the landlord is itself the provider of the service, nor shall any landlord discriminate in rental charges between tenants who receive any such service and those who do not. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a landlord from requiring that the provider of such service and the tenant bear the entire cost of the installation, operation, or removal of the facilities incident to such installation, operation, or removal or prohibit a landlord from demanding or accepting reasonable indemnity or security for any damages caused by such installation, operation, or removal; or 5. An exit fee for moving a manufactured home from a manufactured home park. B. A guest or invitee of the tenant shall have free access to the tenant's manufactured home site without charge or registration. C. A manufactured home owner shall not be restricted in his choice of vendors from whom he may purchase his (i) manufactured home, except in connection with the initial leasing or renting of a newly constructed lot not previously leased or rented to any other person, or (ii) goods and services. However, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a landlord from prescribing reasonable requirements governing, as a condition of occupancy, the style, size, or quality of the manufactured home or other structures placed on the manufactured home lot.
Virginia Code § 55.1-1306 prohibits landlords of manufactured home parks from collecting certain fees and imposing certain restrictions on tenants and manufactured home owners. Specifically, landlords may not charge entrance or exit fees tied to leasing a lot, take commissions on home sales without being expressly hired by the tenant, collect fees for interior improvements without express tenant employment, or accept payments from television service providers in exchange for mere access to tenants. Guests and invitees of tenants must be allowed free access to the manufactured home site, and manufactured home owners generally have the right to choose their own vendors for goods and services.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Va. Code § 55.1-1306, compliant manufactured home park operators refrain from charging entrance or exit fees, collecting unsolicited commissions on home sales, or accepting payments from TV service providers simply for granting access to tenants. A landlord may enter into a legitimate service agreement with a television provider for marketing and related services, and may be compensated for the reasonable value of those services and use of property, but must not pass any such charges to tenants or discriminate in rent between tenants based on TV service subscription. Operators may still set reasonable occupancy conditions regarding the style, size, or quality of manufactured homes placed on lots, and may require that installation or removal costs for TV service facilities be borne entirely by the provider and tenant.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Va. Code § 55.1-1306 gives manufactured home park tenants and their guests specific protections, including the right to have guests and invitees access the home site without charge or registration requirements. Tenants generally have the freedom to choose their own vendors for goods and services, and a landlord cannot demand commissions on a home sale or fees for interior improvements unless the tenant has expressly hired the landlord for those services. Tenants who believe a landlord has collected a prohibited fee or restricted vendor choice in violation of § 55.1-1306 may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or seek guidance from a legal aid office to understand available remedies and enforcement paths.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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