{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"799.47","citation":"Civ. Code, § 799.47","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [[755.] - 945.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 2. ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY [761. - 817.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.6. Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law [799.20. - 799.79.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-2/chapter-2.6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. General Provisions [799.40. - 799.47.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-2/title-2/chapter-2.6/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 351, Sec. 1.   (AB 1472)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person shall not require an occupant, tenant, or resident in a qualified recreational vehicle park to reregister if the purpose of the reregistration requirement is to prevent the occupant, tenant, or resident from gaining or maintaining status as a resident.</p><p>(b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).</p><p>(c) In an action brought pursuant to this section, if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that an occupant, tenant, or resident was required to reregister, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the purpose of that requirement was to prevent the occupant, tenant, or resident from gaining or maintaining status as a resident.</p><p>(d) In an action brought pursuant to this section, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party.</p><p>(e) For the purposes of this section:</p><p>(1) “Qualified recreational vehicle park” means a recreational vehicle park, as defined in Section <a href=\"/civ/799.30\">799.30</a>, that is located within the City of Imperial Beach.</p><p>(2) Notwithstanding Section <a href=\"/civ/799.31\">799.31</a> “resident” means a tenant who has occupied a lot in a park for at least 9 months in a 12-month period.</p>","text":"(a) A person shall not require an occupant, tenant, or resident in a qualified recreational vehicle park to reregister if the purpose of the reregistration requirement is to prevent the occupant, tenant, or resident from gaining or maintaining status as a resident. (b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500). (c) In an action brought pursuant to this section, if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that an occupant, tenant, or resident was required to reregister, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the purpose of that requirement was to prevent the occupant, tenant, or resident from gaining or maintaining status as a resident. (d) In an action brought pursuant to this section, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party. (e) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Qualified recreational vehicle park” means a recreational vehicle park, as defined in Section 799.30, that is located within the City of Imperial Beach. (2) Notwithstanding Section 799.31 “resident” means a tenant who has occupied a lot in a park for at least 9 months in a 12-month period.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/general-provisions-799-47","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}