Cal. Civ. Code § 38-12-206
Home owner meetings - assembly in common areas - meeting hosted by landlord.
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(1) Home owners shall have the right to meet and establish a homeowners' association. Meetings of home owners or the homeowners' association relating to mobile home living and affairs in their park common area, community hall, or recreation hall, if such a facility or similar facility exists, shall not be subject to prohibition by the park management if the common area or hall is reserved according to the park rules and such meetings are held at reasonable hours and when the facility is not otherwise in use; except that no such meetings shall be held in the streets or thoroughfares of the mobile home park. (2) The management shall not charge home owners or residents a fee to meet in common buildings or spaces in the park, including any common area, community hall, or recreation hall; except that the management may charge for the reasonable costs of cleaning or repairing actual damages incurred. The management may recuperate the cost of repairs for actual damages beyond normal wear and tear that were caused by a home owner by retaining a portion of a home owner's security deposit. (3) If requested by a home owner or resident, the landlord of a mobile home park shall, within thirty days of receiving the request, host and attend a free, public, accessible meeting for residents of the park; except that a landlord is not required to host and attend more than two meetings in a calendar year. Notice of the date, time, and location of the meeting must be posted in English, Spanish, and any other language reasonably known to be spoken by more than one resident in the park in a clearly visible location in common areas of the mobile home park, including any community hall or recreation hall, for a period of seven days before the meeting and must be provided by mail at least fourteen days before the meeting to each home owners' association, residents' association, or similar body that represents the residents of the park. In addition to mailing the notice as required by this section, the landlord shall provide notice of the meeting by email to each home owner and resident who has an email address on file with the landlord. Upon the reasonable request of a home owner or resident that is made at least seven days before the scheduled meeting, a landlord shall provide an interpreter for any meeting that is held pursuant to this section pursuant to section 38-12-212.9. If an interpreter is provided, the landlord shall provide any documents or materials for the meeting pursuant to section 38-12-212.9. The landlord shall bear the costs of providing the interpreter and for translating any documents or materials provided for the meeting. A landlord may use a virtual language line or other means of providing live interpretation virtually or online to satisfy the requirements of this section. The division is encouraged to publish a list of available virtual, online, and remote interpretation services that are offered by trained interpreters.
Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-206 establishes several rights around meetings in mobile home parks. Home owners may organize and meet as a homeowners' association, and park management cannot prohibit gatherings in common areas, community halls, or recreation halls as long as those spaces are properly reserved, meetings occur at reasonable hours, and the facility is not already in use — though meetings may not be held in streets or thoroughfares. Management cannot charge a fee for use of these common spaces, except to recover reasonable cleaning costs or repair costs for actual damages beyond normal wear and tear. Additionally, when a home owner or resident requests it, the landlord must host and attend a free, accessible public meeting within thirty days, with multilingual notice posted and mailed in advance, and interpretation services provided upon timely request.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 38-12-206, compliant mobile home park operators generally refrain from blocking or charging fees for resident meetings held in common areas or community halls that are properly reserved and scheduled at reasonable times. When a home owner or resident requests a landlord-hosted meeting, operators typically schedule and attend that meeting within thirty days, post multilingual notices in common areas for at least seven days beforehand, mail notices to any residents' or homeowners' associations at least fourteen days in advance, and send email notices to residents with addresses on file. Operators also bear the cost of any interpreter requested at least seven days before the meeting and cover translation of any meeting materials, and may satisfy interpretation requirements through a virtual language line or similar live remote service under § 38-12-206(3).
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section § 38-12-206 gives mobile home park residents the right to meet in common areas and community halls without being charged a fee or blocked by park management, provided the space is reserved according to park rules and meetings are held at reasonable hours. Residents also have the right to request that the landlord host and attend a free public meeting, with proper multilingual notice and, if requested at least seven days in advance, an interpreter provided at the landlord's expense. Tenants who believe these rights have been violated may consider contacting a tenant-rights organization, raising the issue with the Colorado Division of Housing, or consulting a legal aid resource familiar with mobile home park law under § 38-12-206.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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