California Codes

Cal. Civil Code § 798.12 (2026)

General — Mobilehome Residency Law

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“Tenancy” is the right of a homeowner to the use of a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome, site improvements, and accessory structures for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Robinson v. City of Yucaipa, 28 Cal. App. 4th 1506 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
Robinson v. City of Yucaipa, 28 Cal. App. 4th 1506 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). “” (Civ. Code, § 798.12, italics added.) Rent is commonly understood to be payment for tenancy.”
LA Investments v. Spix CA2/3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “9, who has a “ ‘[t]enancy,’ ” as defined in Civil Code section 798.12. However, a nonowner resident of a mobilehome does not enter into a tenancy agreement with park management, so he or she is not a homeowner but instead a “ ‘[r]esident,’ ” as defined in Civil Code section 798.”
LA Investments, LLC v. Spix (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “9, who has a “ ‘[t]enancy,’ ” as defined in Civil Code section 798.12. However, a nonowner resident of a mobilehome does not enter into a tenancy agreement with park management, so he or she is not a homeowner but instead a “ ‘[r]esident,’ ” as defined in Civil Code section 798.”
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