Article 7Transfer of a Floating Home
Section § 800.80
If you own a floating home in California, you can advertise it for sale or exchange by putting a sign in the window or on the side that faces the dock or water. If your agreement with management allows, you can also advertise it for rent. The sign must include your name, address, and phone number and be at least 24 inches wide and 18 inches high.
Section § 800.82
This law says that if someone wants to sell their floating home, the management of the floating home marina must first get written permission from the homeowner before they can show or list the home for sale. The permission must clearly outline the terms for listing or showing the home. Also, management cannot block the homeowner from selling their floating home on their own or through another agent, nor can they force the homeowner to use the marina management as their agent for selling as a condition for approving a new buyer to live in the marina.
Section § 800.83
This law section says that managers of floating home marinas can't charge a fee when a homeowner sells their floating home unless the management actually helps with the sale and the homeowner requests this in writing. Also, the management can't charge a fee for approving someone new to live in the marina after they buy a floating home, unless they perform a specific service in the sale. However, they can charge a fee for conducting a credit check, but not for interviewing the prospective new homeowner.
Section § 800.84
If you own a floating home at a marina and decide to sell it, the marina management can't make you move it out just because you've sold it to someone else. This rule applies as long as your rental agreement is still active.
Section § 800.85
If you're selling a floating home in a marina, the management could ask to approve the buyer before the sale is finalized. Approval shouldn't be denied if the buyer can pay rent and fees unless there's a reasonable belief they won't follow the marina rules. The management can't ask for tax returns, but they might request proof of income. If a buyer is rejected, the seller should be told why in writing. If a fee is collected for checking a buyer's credit, it should go toward the first month's rent. If the buyer doesn't go through with the purchase, the management can keep some or all of the fee. If management denies the buyer, they must refund the fee within 30 days.
Section § 800.86
This law is about buying or transferring a floating home in a marina. If you buy one and plan to keep it there, you must sign a rental agreement. If you don't sign, you won't have any legal rights to live there. If someone stays without having those rights and doesn't leave after being asked, they can face legal action. However, if the person owns the home, can pay rent, follows marina rules, and wasn't offered a rental agreement by the marina, they're not considered an illegal occupant.
Section § 800.87
This law says that any part of a rental or sale agreement that tries to make a buyer or homeowner give up their rights, as described in this legal section, is not allowed. Essentially, such clauses are considered against the public's interests and will not be valid or enforceable.
Section § 800.88
If someone's ownership of a floating home in a marina is passed on to an heir or co-owner after they die, the new owner has the right to sell the home to someone else. However, they must first make sure any debts for rent, utilities, and maintenance that came up after they inherited the home are fully paid off before selling it.
Section § 800.89
If someone forecloses on their financial interest in a floating home within a marina, they can sell it to someone else, but only if they pay off any money the homeowner owes on rent, utilities, and upkeep until the sale happens.
Section § 800.90
Homeowners in a floating home marina have the right to sell their homes privately without being forced to use the marina management as their sales agent. Additionally, the management cannot require homeowners to make them the sales agent in order to approve the buyer's residency.
Section § 800.91
This law outlines the steps homeowners must follow before suing the management of a floating home marina for not keeping common areas in good condition or reducing services. Homeowners need to give a written notice to management at least 30 days before starting a lawsuit. The notice should detail the complaint and the desired solutions, and serving one notice covers all homeowners. The notice must follow specific procedures and can also be triggered if a government agency informs the management. If this notice is given close to a legal deadline, homeowners get an extra 30 days to file the lawsuit. This rule doesn't cover cases involving personal injury or wrongful death.