Health & Saf. Code, § 18603 · Article 1. General Provisions
Health & Saf. Code, § 18603
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In every park there shall be a person available by telephonic or like means, including telephones, cellular phones, telephone answering machines, answering services or pagers, or in person who shall be responsible for, and who shall reasonably respond in a timely manner to emergencies concerning, the operation and maintenance of the park. In every park with 50 or more units, that person or their designee shall reside in the park, have knowledge of emergency procedures relative to utility systems and common facilities under the ownership and control of the owner of the park, and shall be familiar with the emergency preparedness plans for the park.
(b) (1) On or before September 1, 2010, an owner or operator of an existing park shall adopt an emergency preparedness plan.
(2) For a park constructed after September 1, 2010, an owner or operator of a park shall adopt a plan in accordance with this section prior to the issuance of the permit to operate.
(3) An owner or operator may comply with paragraph (1) by either of the following methods:
(A) Adopting the emergency procedures and plans approved by the Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board on November 21, 1997, entitled “Emergency Plans for Mobilehome Parks,” and compiled by the Office of Emergency Services in compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order W-156-97, or any subsequent version.
(B) Adopting a plan that is developed by the park management and is comparable to the procedures and plans specified in subparagraph (A).
(c) In every park, an owner or operator of a park shall do both of the following:
(1) Post notice of the emergency preparedness plan in the park clubhouse or in another publicly accessible area within the mobilehome park.
(2) Provide notice annually to all existing residents of how to access the plan and information on individual emergency preparedness contained therein and how to obtain the plan in a language other than English. This notice shall also be provided, upon approval of tenancy, to all new residents. This may be accomplished in a manner that includes, but is not limited to, distribution of materials and posting notice of the plan or information on how to access the plan via the internet.
(d) An enforcement agency shall determine whether park management is in compliance with this section. The agency may ascertain compliance by receipt of a copy of the plan during site inspections conducted in response to complaints of alleged violations, or for any other reason.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a violation of this section shall constitute an unreasonable risk to life, health, or safety and shall be corrected by park management within 60 days of notice of the violation.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 299, Sec. 2. (AB 338) Effective January 1, 2020.
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Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Health & Saf. Code, § 18603. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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Public Utilities Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 4357Printed as Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 4361Printed as Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 4457Printed as Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 4460Printed as Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code
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