Mobile Home Owner News – January 2026
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RE: Oakdale, California / 13 Parks, 486 Spaces
Tue, Jan 6, 2026 – The City Council voted 5‑0 to declare the city’s intent to assume local enforcement responsibility for mobile home parks and special‑occupancy parks, a change staff said would move enforcement from the state to Oakdale effective July 1, 2026.
City staff explained the proposed addition of section 36-18.26 to the Oakdale Municipal Code would allow the city to administer inspections and permits using the state fee schedule and HCD (Housing and Community Development) forms while keeping related permit fees locally. Staff said Oakdale currently has roughly 650 regulated mobile‑home spaces and no RV parks.
The council approved the motion to proceed 5‑0; staff will notify HCD and pursue a second reading and formal adoption consistent with the state notice requirements.
RE: California / Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) / GSMOL
Fri, Jan 2, 2026 – The MHPHOA HTML and the GSMOL PDF versions of the 2026 California Mobilehome Residency Law have been updated to reflect all changes for the 2026 year.
Division 2, Part 2, Chap. 2.5 of the Civil Code. The Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) is the “landlord-tenant law” for mobilehome parks, which, like landlord-tenant law and other Civil Code provisions, are enforced in a court of law. The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) does not have authority to enforce violations of the MRL.
2026 California Mobilehome Residency Law
File Type: PDF, Pages: 187, Size: 2.8 MB
From the 2026 MRL Introduction:
Note: Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP). Beginning July 1, 2021, any mobilehome or manufactured homeowner living in a mobilehome park under a rental agreement may submit a complaint for an alleged violation of the Mobilehome Residency Law. Any mobilehome or manufactured homeowner residing in a permitted mobilehome park is eligible to submit a complaint. Complaints must be submitted to HCD. HCD provides assistance to help resolve and coordinate resolution of the most severe alleged violations of the Mobilehome Residency Law. For questions regarding the MRLPP please call 1-800-952-8356, email MRLComplaint@HCD.CA.gov or visit https://www.HCD.CA.gov/.
For the 2026 edition, there are three (3) Assembly Bills and one (1) Senate Bill relating to mobilehomes that have been signed into law by the Governor to become effective Thursday, January 1, 2026.
RE: California / Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL)
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 – There are three (3) Assembly Bills and one (1) Senate Bill relating to mobilehomes that have been signed into law by the Governor to become effective January 1, 2026. The MHPHOA have updated our online California MRL in HTML to reflect these updates.