California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

• Section 18000.
  (a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the Manufactured Housing Act of 1980.(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Manufactured housing,...
• Section 18000.5.
  The provisions of this part, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed...
• Section 18001.
  “Approved,” when used in connection with any material, appliance, or construction, means meeting the requirements and approval of the Department of Housing and Community Development.(Added...
• Section 18001.6.
  “Building” is any permanent structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattel, or property of any kind.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch....
• Section 18001.8.
  “Commercial modular” means a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, which is...
• Section 18002.
  “Commission” is the Commission of Housing and Community Development.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
• Section 18002.3.
  “Consumer” includes any person or entity which purchases or leases a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, recreational vehicle, or truck camper for consideration, except a...
• Section 18002.6.
  (a)  “Dealer” means a person not otherwise expressly excluded by subdivision (b), who is engaged in any of the following activities: (1)  For commission, money,...
• Section 18002.8.
  “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
• Section 18003.
  “Distributor” means any person other than a manufacturer who sells or distributes new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches to dealers in this state.(Amended by...
• Section 18003.3.
  “Dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and...
• Section 18003.5.
  “Escrow agent” means the person, firm, or corporation authorized by law to conduct the escrows required by Section 18035.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 686, Sec....
• Section 18003.6.
  “Established place of business” means a place actually occupied, either continuously or at regular periods, by a licensee, where the books and records pertinent to...
• Section 18003.8.
  “Franchise” means a written agreement between two or more persons having all of the following conditions:(a)  A commercial relationship of definite duration or continuing indefinite...
• Section 18004.
  “Franchisee” means any person who, pursuant to a franchise, receives new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches from the franchisor and who sells manufactured homes,...
• Section 18004.3.
  “Franchisor” means any person who manufactures, assembles, or distributes new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches and who grants a franchise.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch....
• Section 18004.6.
  “Fraud” includes any act or omission which is included within the definition of either “actual fraud” or “constructive fraud” as defined, respectively, in Sections 1572...
• Section 18004.8.
  “Good moral character” has the same meaning as specified in Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1981,...
• Section 18005.
  “Hearing” or “notice of hearing”, as used in this part, shall mean notice and hearing under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Division 3...
• Section 18005.3.
  “Junior lienholder” means a person, other than a legal owner, holding a security interest in a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, floating home, or truck...
• Section 18005.6.
  “Lease” means an oral or written contract for the use, possession, and occupation of property. “Lease” includes rent.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
• Section 18005.8.
  “Legal owner” means a person holding a security interest in a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, floating home, or truck camper perfected by filing the...
• Section 18006.
  “Licensee” means a dealer, dealer branch, manufacturer, distributor, or salesperson licensed pursuant to this part.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1162, Sec. 1.)
• Section 18006.3.
  “Manufacturer” means any person who produces from raw materials or basic components a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach of a type subject to the...
• Section 18007.
  (a) “Manufactured home,” for the purposes of this part, means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or...
• Section 18008.
  (a) “Mobilehome,” for the purposes of this part, means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections,...
• Section 18008.5.
  “Manufactured home or mobilehome accessory building or structure” or “manufactured home or mobilehome accessory” includes, but is not limited to, any awning, portable, demountable, or...
• Section 18008.7.
  (a) “Multifamily manufactured home,” for the purposes of this part, means either of the following:(1) A structure transportable under permit in one or more sections, designed and...
• Section 18009.
  “New manufactured home,” “new mobilehome,” or “new commercial coach” is a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach which is not defined as a “used manufactured...
• Section 18009.3.
  (a)  “Park trailer” means a trailer designed for human habitation for recreational or seasonal use only, that meets all of the following requirements: (1)  It...
• Section 18009.5.
  “Registered owner” means a person registered by the department as the owner of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, floating home, or truck camper.(Amended by...
• Section 18010.
  “Recreational vehicle” means both of the following:(a)  A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human...
• Section 18010.5.
  “Regulations” or “rules and regulations,” as used in this part, means regulations promulgated by the commission or department, as appropriate, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing...
• Section 18011.
  “Rent” means money or other consideration given for the right of use, possession, and occupation of property.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
• Section 18012.
  “Retailer” means a dealer.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
• Section 18012.3.
  “Sale” or “sold,” for purposes of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18075) does not include or extend to any sale made by a manufacturer or...
• Section 18012.4.
  “Slide-in camper” means a portable unit, consisting of a roof, floor, and sides, designed to be loaded onto, and unloaded from, a truck and designed...
• Section 18012.5.
  “Special purpose commercial modular” means a vehicle with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, which...
• Section 18013.
  (a)  “Salesperson” means a person employed by a dealer and not otherwise expressly excluded by this section, who does one or more of the following:...
• Section 18013.2.
  “Third-party entity” or “third party,” as used in this part, means an entity which is all of the following:(a)  In the business of inspecting equipment,...
• Section 18013.4.
  “Truck camper” means a slide-in camper as defined in Section 18012.4.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 814, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
• Section 18014.
  “Used manufactured home,” “used mobilehome,” or “used commercial coach” means a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach that was previously sold and registered or titled...
• Section 18014.5.
  For purposes of this part, a “net listing agreement” means any agreement entered into by a seller of a manufactured home or mobilehome that is...

Last modified: October 22, 2018