SB 944 Summary

• Creates exemption from contractor licensing requirements for nonprofit corporations assisting owner-builders in mutual self-help housing programs.

• Extends timelines for mobilehome park management to dispose of abandoned or warehouse-liened mobilehomes by increasing notice periods from 10 days to 30 days after sale or judgment.

• Establishes new Chapter 2.5 (Transitional Housing Participant Misconduct Act) in Civil Code allowing program operators to seek temporary restraining orders and injunctions against participants for abuse or serious program violations.

• Expands definition of "housing sponsor" to include tribally designated housing entities eligible for state housing assistance programs.

• Authorizes transfer of unobligated Proposition 46 and Proposition 1C bond funds from Emergency Housing and Assistance Fund to Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund for multifamily supportive housing programs.