BILL NUMBER: SB 491	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to amend Section 800.41 of the Civil Code, relating to real
property.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 491, as introduced, Evans. Real property: floating homes.
   Existing law prohibits a homeowner from being charged a fee when
obtaining a rental agreement on a floating home berth for a term of
12 months or a lesser period.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 800.41 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   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,   one year,  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.