Most of the piecemealed provisions of the California Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) were enacted over years and eventually codified under Chapter 2.5 of the Civil Code in 1978. In 1980, California's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) was established and in 1991 legislators mandated the agency to enter and inspect all mobilehome parks to enforce compliance of the California Mobilehome Parks Act and the Special Occupancy Parks Act. These two Acts, and California's 1970 Resolution with San Marcos, provide park residents a healthy and safe living environment.

SMMRA has been at the forefront of enforcing existing laws and ordinances, while its PAC has lead for the passage of such laws as Rent Control and Proposition T or opposing proposed laws that would shatter San Marcos' manufactured-home owners' investments.

At the time you fill-out your newly purchased manufactured-home's park rental application agreement, your park-owner/manager must by California civil Code §798.15 provide you with a copy of its park Rules and Regulations (R&Rs). Since these R&Rs are often compiled by their attorney, they are complex and baffling, yet you fear if you don't sign, you’ll be denied occupancy.

In most California parks, the home-owner doesn't have the legal right to force the park-owner to amend them, though the park-owner must meet and consult with the homeowners, their representatives, or both, if s/he intends to modify the R&Rs. Additionally, management shall notify the homeowner in writing 10 or more days before the meeting of her/his intent.

Beware, management/owner will ask the home-owner to sign the new R&Rs, and if you don't, they'll go into effect 60 days after the meeting. By doing so, you agree to everything in the R&Rs, [except items that counter the MRL], and may face losing in court on an R&R discrepancy.

Whereas San Marcos manufactured-homeowners may be fooled by their park-owner or management to believe they too have no voice in the way their park is governed and discouraged from forming a resident association.

The passage of the City of San Marcos' Proposition T Mobilehome Park Rule Change Consent Ordinance supports the forming of a Homeowner Association (HOA) and appoint a "Rules & Regulations Committee" to review/approve any changes/additions/deletions, or modifications Park R&Rs that affect its residents prior to being implemented. It is further strengthened, under home rule, by the City's Title 16, and "Charter of 1994"/2001-Resolution. Additionally, the residents themselves may reject their R&R Committee's proposal by majority petition before the R&Rs are submitted to the City Clerk for filing.

SMMRA governs these City ordinances for the benefit of all mobilehome-owners. Become a member today.

San Marcos Park R&Rs may vary from park to park and are listed below:

Palomar Estates West
Palomar Estates East
Rancho Vallecitos Estates
Rancho Valle Verde Estates