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Assembly committee advances bill to let mobile‑home parks rent park‑owned units to disaster‑displaced residents
Summary
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted to pass AB 760 as amended, a measure to temporarily allow park‑owned mobile homes to be rented to people displaced by natural‑disaster declarations; committee amendments narrow the scope to fires, floods and earthquakes and limit use to adjacent jurisdictions and six‑month terms.
Assemblymember Ta and witnesses told the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on the hearing record that AB 760 would temporarily allow mobile‑home parks to rent park‑owned homes to people displaced by governor‑declared natural disasters.
The committee approved the bill as amended on a voice/roll call and kept the item open for concurrence; the tally recorded on the hearing transcript was 8 to 0 in favor. Supporters and the bill author said the change would increase immediately available housing after disasters.
“AB 760 will allow mobile home parks to offer homes owned by park management for rent in a city or county declared to be under a state of emergency due to a natural disaster for six months,” Assemblymember Ta told the committee. Committee amendments clarified the bill’s intent, the author said, to extend the ability only for disasters such as fire, flood and earthquake and not for public‑health emergencies like COVID.
Chris Wysocki of WMA (Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association) testified in support, saying the bill would “immediately make more housing available to people in dire need. People whose home burned down and have lost everything need help, and that's what AB 760 does.” WMA described a real‑world example of a park owner in Norwalk who wanted to rent five park‑owned homes to displaced residents but was prevented by current lease rules.
A committee member who spoke in support said the measure was appropriate in limited circumstances and emphasized the role of mobile homes and parks in housing supply and emergency response. The bill’s amendments add geographic limits (adjacent jurisdictions may be included) and cap the temporary rentals to six months, according to the author’s presentation.
The committee did not record any witnesses in opposition at the hearing. The measure will move forward for further consideration in the Assembly.
Ending note: The bill’s text and the committee amendments (as described on the hearing record) focus relief on those displaced by sudden natural disasters; the transcript reflects proponents’ examples and the committee’s unanimous recorded vote to pass the item as amended.
