Until a property owner subject to Section 25400.25 receives a notice from a local health officer pursuant to Section 25400.27 that the property identified in an order requires no further action, all of the following shall apply to that property:
(a) Except as otherwise required in Section 1102.3 or 1102.3a of the Civil Code, the property owner shall notify the prospective buyer in writing of the pending order, and provide the prospective buyer with a copy of the pending order. The prospective buyer shall acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of a copy of the pending order.
(b) The property owner shall provide written notice to all prospective tenants that have completed an application to rent an affected dwelling unit or other property of the remediation order, and shall provide the prospective tenant with a copy of the order. The prospective tenant shall acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of the notice and pending order before signing a rental agreement. The notice shall be attached to the rental agreement. If the property owner does not comply with this subdivision, the prospective tenant may void the rental agreement.
(c) (1) If a mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (t) of Section 25400.11, is the subject of the order issued by the local health officer pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 25400.22 or the subject of a notice posted pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 25400.22, the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle shall not be sold, rented, or occupied until the seller or lessor of the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle or the seller’s or lessor’s agent notifies the prospective buyer or tenant, and the owner of the mobilehome park or special occupancy park in which the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle is located, in writing, of all methamphetamine laboratory activities that have taken place in the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle and any remediation of the home or vehicle, the prospective buyer, tenant, or lessee is provided with a copy of the order.
(2) If a mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle specified in paragraph (1) is subject to a sale, the prospective buyer shall acknowledge in writing receipt of the notice and a copy of the order specified in this subdivision before taking possession of the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle.
(3) If the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle specified in paragraph (1) is subject to a rental agreement or lease, the notice and order specified in this subdivision shall be attached to the rental agreement.
(4) If the owner of a mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle specified in paragraph (1) does not comply with the requirements of this subdivision, a prospective tenant may void the rental agreement and a prospective buyer may void the purchase agreement, as applicable.
(5) If the remediation of a mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle specified in paragraph (1) is not completed by the registered owner of the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle in compliance with an order issued by a local health officer pursuant to this chapter, in addition to authority granted by Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of the Civil Code) and the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law (Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of the Civil Code), the owner of the mobilehome park or special occupancy park may remove, dismantle, demolish, or otherwise abate the nuisance.
(6) An activity specified in paragraph (5) to remove and dispose of the mobilehome, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle shall only be taken by an authorized contractor. In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the registered owner of the recreational vehicle or registered owner of the mobilehome or manufactured home, as applicable, is severally and collectively liable for the cost of any remediation ordered by the local health officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 789, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2007.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018