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California sets mobilehome park duties after disasters
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1093 on September 29, 2026. After a disaster, mobilehome park management must make good faith efforts to give displaced residents weekly then monthly status updates, let them retrieve belongings and inspect damage starting seven days after evacuation orders are lifted, and evaluate rebuilding costs before a closure or change of use. Residents may sue management for willful violations.
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Key points
- Requires weekly then monthly resident updates after disasters.California Legislative Information
- Residents may access their homes to collect belongings and inspect damage beginning seven days after evacuation orders are lifted.California Legislative Information
- Management must evaluate rebuilding costs before closure or change of use; residents may sue for willful violations.California Legislative Information
- Signed September 29, 2026 as part of California's wildfire prevention and response package.Office of the Governor
- Chapter 775, Statutes of 2026, adds Civil Code sections 798.65 and following and amends Government Code section 65863.7.California Legislative Information
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