Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every applicant for a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach dealer’s or salesperson’s license shall be required to take and successfully complete a written examination, prepared and administered by the department. The…

(a) The department, upon granting a license, shall issue to the applicant a license with a size and format established by the department containing at least the applicant’s name and address, the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant and expiration date. For sale…

(a) Every occupational license issued to a manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or salesperson shall expire on the last day of the 24th month following the date of issuance of the temporary permit, pursuant to Section 18052. (b) Every occupational license renewed by a manufacturer,…

(a) The department may require that fees shall be paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of a license to do business as a licensee. The fees shall reimburse the department for costs incurred in administration and enforcement of this chapter. The department may refuse …

(a) The Legislature has determined that it is in the public interest for consumer protection and service that all manufactured housing dealers and salespersons licensed under the provisions of this part comply with the continuing education requirements adopted by department regul…

In carrying out its duties under this article, the department shall take reasonable steps to solicit the assistance and advice of persons who are experts in the areas of mobilehome and manufactured housing and in education in the areas of mobilehome and manufactured housing, incl…

(a) Any person licensed as a dealer or salesperson to sell manufactured homes or mobilehomes shall have completed approved educational courses, seminars, or conferences, or their equivalent, during the period preceding license renewal on the following basis: (1) For the first lic…

The department may amend or repeal any regulation adopted pursuant to this article in the same manner as provided for adoption of regulations, except that no amendment or repeal shall operate to deprive any licensee of the right to submit qualifying education completed pursuant t…

On or after January 1, 1987, no dealer’s or salesperson’s license shall be issued or renewed unless the department finds that the applicant has completed the preliminary or continuing education required by this article. Any denial of license issuance or renewal is subject to Arti…

When the department finds that the evidence submitted in good faith by an applicant for a renewal license does not in fact qualify, it may extend the license for 90 days to allow the applicant to submit additional evidence to comply with this article. When the renewal license is …

It is unlawful, and a violation of this part, if a person to whom a license is issued is any of the following: (a) Not lawfully entitled thereto. (b) Has violated any of the provisions of this part or of Section 18613 or 18551, or any rule, order, or regulation issued pursuant th…

(a) Any manufacturer or dealer licensed under this part that has closed its place of business, or any salesperson licensed under this part no longer residing at the address last filed with the department, may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Se…

With respect to applications, it is unlawful to file an application for the license thereafter issued using a false or fictitious name not registered with the proper authorities, or to knowingly make any false statement or to knowingly conceal any material fact in the application…

With respect to taxation, fees, title, and registration, it is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Use a false or fictitious name, knowingly make any false statement, or knowingly conceal any material fact in any application for title or registration of a manufactured home, …

With respect to escrows and sales practices, it is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Violate any of the terms or provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18035), relating to purchase documents, receipts for deposit, escrow, and sales practices, or any rule, regulat…

With respect to business operations, it is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Make, or knowingly or negligently permit, any illegal use of any special permits, or report of sales books issued to or in favor of a licensee. (b) Submit a check, draft, or money order to the dep…

With respect to business practices, it is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Knowingly purchase, sell, or otherwise acquire or dispose of a stolen manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial modular. (b) Violate any of the terms or provisions of regulations promulgated und…

With respect to advertising, it is unlawful: (a) To make or disseminate or cause to be made or disseminated before the public in this state, in any newspaper or other publication, or any advertising device, or by public outcry or proclamation, or by any other manner or means what…

It is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Willfully violate any law, or any rule or regulation adopted by the department, relating to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches or the sale of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches. (b) Fail to com…

(a) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subdivision (d) of Section 18061 or any regulation to the contrary, a dealer may, alternatively, post in a prominent location immediately outside the primary entrance to a new manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial modular a conspicuou…

It is unlawful for a dealer to do any of the following: (a) Enter into a listing agreement that does not include a specified date upon which the agreement is to terminate. (b) Claim or take any secret or undisclosed amount of compensation, commission, fee, or profit prior to, or …

It is also unlawful for a dealer to do any of the following: (a) Engage in the business for which the dealer is licensed without at all times maintaining an established place of business. (b) Employ any person as a salesperson who is not licensed pursuant to this part, or whose l…

It is unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to coerce or attempt to coerce any dealer in this state to do any of the following: (a) Order or accept delivery of any manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach, part or accessory thereof, appliance, equipment or any ot…

It is unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor licensed under this part to do any of the following: (a) Refuse or fail to deliver, in reasonable quantities and within a reasonable time after receipt of an order from a dealer having a franchise for the retail sale of any new m…

(a) A manufactured home manufacturer may sell manufactured homes, as defined in Section 18007, directly to a licensed California general building contractor, as described in Section 7057 of the Business and Professions Code, when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The s…

It is unlawful for a salesperson to do any of the following: (a) At the time of employment, not deliver to his or her employing dealer his or her salesperson’s license or 90-day certificate. (b) Fail to report in writing to the department every change of residence within five day…

The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the license issued to a licensee for a period not to exceed 30 days if the director finds that the action is required in the public interest. In any such case, a hearing shall be held and a decision thereon issued within …

(a) If the director determines through an investigation that a person has engaged or is engaging in an activity which is a violation of this part, or which is a violation of a regulation of the department adopted for the purpose of implementing this part, and if the director find…

(a) The director may, following the filing of an accusation against a licensee under this part and prior to conducting a hearing, exercise an option, with the consent of the licensee, to enter into and adopt a stipulated penalty whereby the licensee agrees to accept the terms and…

The licenses or permits provided for in this part shall be automatically canceled upon any of the following events: (a) The abandonment of the established place of business of the licensee or the change thereof without notice to the department as provided in this part. (b) The vo…

The revocation or suspension of a license may be limited to one or more municipalities or counties or any other defined area, or may be revoked or suspended in a defined area only as to certain aspects of its business, or as to a specified licensee or licensees.

The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a license provided for in this part shall not prevent the filing of an accusation for the revocation or suspension of the suspended, expired, or canceled license as provided in Section 18058, and the department’s decision that the li…

If a purchaser of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach pays to the dealer an amount for transfer of title of the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach, which amount is in excess of the actual fees due for the transfer, or which amount is in excess of …

(a) Subject to the limitations of this chapter, any city or county may, in addition to any other power conferred by this part, issue revenue bonds as provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 52030) for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, …

As used in this chapter, “city or county” includes any city and county.

Subject to the limitations prescribed in this chapter, a city or county may make, or undertake commitments to make, construction loans and mortgage loans to housing sponsors to finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, refinancing, or development of multifamily renta…

Subject to the limitations prescribed in this chapter, a city or county may purchase, or undertake, directly or indirectly through lending institutions, commitments to purchase, construction loans and mortgage loans originated in accordance with a financing agreement with the cit…

For the purposes of this chapter, a city or county shall have the power to issue its bonds to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of studies and surveys, insurance premiums, underwriting fees, legal, accounting, and marketing services incurred in connection with the issuance a…

A city or county may, in conjunction with the financing of multifamily rental housing pursuant to this chapter, finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, refinancing, or development of commercial property for lease, subject to all of the following conditions: (a) No …

(a) (1) A multifamily rental housing development financed, or for which financing has been extended or committed pursuant to this chapter from the proceeds of sale of each bond issue, shall at all times during the qualified project period meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) …

(a) (1) When refunding revenue bonds for multifamily housing which were previously issued pursuant to Section 52080, the city, county, or city and county shall ensure that rental units required, by this chapter or by applicable federal law at the time the original bonds were issu…

For purposes of this article, “housing sponsor” means a person as defined in Section 52016.

The primary purpose of this chapter is to meet the multifamily rental housing needs of persons and families of low or moderate income. The exercise of the powers granted by this division shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and for their health and…

Two or more cities in the same county, or a county and one or more cities within the county, or two or more counties, may enter into an agreement to join or cooperate with one another in the exercise jointly, or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financin…

The same notice requirements specified in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code shall apply to multifamily rental housing that receives financial assistance pursuant to this chapter.

This article constitutes an alternative method for cities and counties to issue bonds for making construction loans and mortgage loans for multifamily rental housing developments pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

The agency and any city or county may enter into an agreement which provides that the agency may sell bonds authorized pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 52030) for the city or county and operate a program with the proceeds of the sale for the purpose of providing fun…

Any agreement made pursuant to Section 52090.5 shall contain all of the following provisions: (a) Limitations on the maximum amount of bonds to be issued by a city or county. (b) A requirement that all bonds and any prospectus in connection with the bonds contain a legend conditi…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not be deemed bonds of the agency for the purposes of any limitations contained in Section 51350.

The agency shall adopt uniform regulations for administration of local programs under this article. Local programs conducted by the agency under this article shall be administered in a manner consistent with this chapter.