§798.37.5 Trees and Driveways

1. With respect to trees on rental spaces in a mobilehome park, park management shall be solely responsible for the trimming, pruning, or removal of any tree, and the costs thereof, upon written notice by a homeowner or a determination by park management that the tree poses a specific hazard or health and safety violation. In the case of a dispute over that assertion, the park management or a homeowner may request an inspection by the Department of Housing and Community Development or a local agency responsible for the enforcement of the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code) in order to determine whether a violation of that act exists.
2. With respect to trees in the common areas of a mobilehome park, park management shall be solely responsible for the trimming, pruning, or removal of any tree, and the costs thereof.
3. Park management shall be solely responsible for the maintenance, repair, replacement, paving, sealing, and the expenses related to the maintenance of all driveways installed by park management including, but not limited to, repair of root damage to driveways and foundation systems and removal. Homeowners shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, replacement, paving, sealing, and the expenses related to the maintenance of a homeowner installed driveway. A homeowner may be charged for the cost of any damage to the driveway caused by an act of the homeowner or a breach of the homeowner’s responsibilities under the rules and regulations so long as those rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
4. No homeowner may plant a tree within the mobilehome park without first obtaining written permission from the management.
5. This section shall not apply to alter the terms of any rental agreement in effect prior to January 1, 2001, between the park management and the homeowner regarding the responsibility for the maintenance of trees and driveways within the mobilehome park, except that upon any renewal or extension, the rental agreement shall be subject to this section. This section is not intended to abrogate the content of any existing rental agreement or other written agreements regarding trees or driveways that are in effect prior to January 1, 2001.
6. This section shall only apply to rental agreements entered into, renewed, or extended on or after January 1, 2001.
7. Any mobilehome park rule or regulation shall be in compliance with this section.

Table of Contents

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 298, Sec. 1. (AB 2753, Committee on Housing and Community Development) Effective January 1, 2015.)

=====

The 16B inspection for Mission View West requires management to trim or remove some trees so the rent increase will be approved. Star Management is trying to shift the cost and responsibility to the homeowner.

According to the MRL, trees are the responsibility of management if the homeowner came after Jan. 1, 2001. If not, they are the responsibility belongs to the owner.

Star Management sent out two kinds of bills for the month of June, one paper and one online and they don't agree with each other.

The online bill was posted by the park manager and ignored some of the climate discounts.

According to the park manager at Mission View West the May discount will be given in July - not June as intended. The manager said they did not receive the discount until June, but somehow or another the company doing the paper bills got it and used it. It appears to me that management ignored the discounts.

When I paid my bill with the paper bill accounting, I paid in full, but according to the online bill, I still owe money for my climate discount.

This looks like a case of dishonesty to me.