CHAPTER 1. Definitions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.

§§ 18000–18014.5 · 43 sections

§ 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)…
§ 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…
§ 18001 “Approved,” when used in connection with any material, appliance, or construction, means meeting the requirements and approval of the Department of Housing and…
§ 18001.6 “Building” is any permanent structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattel, or property of any kind.
§ 18001.8 “Commercial modular” means a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or…
§ 18002 “Commission” is the Commission of Housing and Community Development.
§ 18002.3 “Consumer” includes any person or entity which purchases or leases a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, recreational vehicle, or truck camper for…
§ 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,…
§ 18002.8 “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
§ 18003 “Distributor” means any person other than a manufacturer who sells or distributes new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches to dealers in this…
§ 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…
§ 18003.5 “Escrow agent” means the person, firm, or corporation authorized by law to conduct the escrows required by Section 18035.
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 18004 “Franchisee” means any person who, pursuant to a franchise, receives new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches from the franchisor and who…
§ 18004.3 “Franchisor” means any person who manufactures, assembles, or distributes new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches and who grants a franchise.
§ 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…
§ 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.
§ 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 of Title 2…
§ 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,…
§ 18005.6 “Lease” means an oral or written contract for the use, possession, and occupation of property. “Lease” includes rent.
§ 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…
§ 18006 “Licensee” means a dealer, dealer branch, manufacturer, distributor, or salesperson licensed pursuant to this part.
§ 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…
§ 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 more…
§ 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, is…
§ 18008.5 “Manufactured home or mobilehome accessory building or structure” or “manufactured home or mobilehome accessory” includes, but is not limited to, any awning,…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 18010.5 “Regulations” or “rules and regulations,” as used in this part, means regulations promulgated by the commission or department, as appropriate, pursuant to…
§ 18011 “Rent” means money or other consideration given for the right of use, possession, and occupation of property.
§ 18012 “Retailer” means a dealer.
§ 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 a distributor to a…
§ 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 for human…
§ 18012.5 “Special purpose commercial modular” means a vehicle with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or…
§ 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: (1) For…
§ 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,…
§ 18013.4 “Truck camper” means a slide-in camper as defined in Section 18012.4.
§ 18014 “Used manufactured home,” “used mobilehome,” or “used commercial coach” means a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach that was previously sold and…
§ 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 not a new…