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Committee advances urgent fix to extend anti‑demolition protections for mobile‑home residents
Summary
SB 722, presented as an urgency cleanup to SB 79, aims to restore anti‑demolition protections for mobile‑home parks not covered by local rent‑stabilization ordinances; proponents said about 5,442 homes in 36 parks are vulnerable without the fix.
Sen. Wahab introduced SB 722 as an urgency bill to restore anti‑demolition protections for mobile‑home residents left out by last year’s SB 79. The senator framed mobile homes as critical affordable housing for seniors, veterans and people on fixed incomes and said the bill will prevent displacement of vulnerable residents.
Jody Johnson, a mobile‑home resident and president of a Golden State Manufactured Homeowners League chapter in Petaluma, testified that an initial assessment identified about 5,442 mobile homes in 36 parks that remain exposed without the cleanup and asked the committee to pass the measure.
Multiple legislators, including Sen. Laird and Sen. Wiener, praised the sponsor for the quick response and supported the urgency clause; committee staff noted no formal opposition had been submitted and members described the item as a necessary fix to prevent imminent harm to residents.
The sponsor accepted amendments and the committee passed SB 722 as amended to the committee on appropriations; the roll call recorded the measure as reported out.
