Chapter 2. Application And Scope of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.

The provisions of this part apply to all parts of the state and supersede any ordinance enacted by any city, county, or city and county which conflict with the provisions of this part. The department may promulgate regulations to interpret and make specific the provisions of this part relating to construction, titling and registration, occupational licensing, advertising, commercial transactions, and other related or specifically enumerated activities, and, when adopted, these rules and regulations shall apply in all parts of the state. The department may promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and make specific the other provisions of this part and when adopted these rules and regulations shall apply in all parts of the state.

All statutory references to "commercial coach" and to "special purpose commercial coach" are hereby deemed to refer to "commercial modular" and to "special purpose commercial modular," respectively.

The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18025), applicable to manufactured homes and mobilehomes, shall also apply to commercial coaches, except that reasonable variations in standards for commercial coaches shall be established by regulations if the department determines these variations will not endanger public health, welfare, or safety.

Subdivision (p) of Section 18062.8 shall not apply to a sale to a city, county, city and county, or any other public agency for the purpose of providing housing for low- and moderate-income households, as defined in Section 50093.

(a) The provisions of this part are not intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this part and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, provided any alternate has been approved by the department.
  (b) The department may approve any alternate if it finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and that the material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, method, or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this part and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety, and for the protection of life and health.
  (c) Whenever there is evidence that any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction does not conform to the requirements of this part and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or in order to substantiate claims for alternates, the department may require tests or proof of compliance to be made at the expense of the owner or his or her agent.

(a) The Mobilehome Revolving Fund is continued in existence and renamed the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund. Money transferred to, or deposited in, the fund is continuously appropriated to the department notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, for expenditure in carrying out the provisions of this part. All fees or other moneys accruing to the department pursuant to this part shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be deposited in the fund.
  (b) Total money contained in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of money needed for operating expenses for one year for the enforcement of this part. If the total money contained in the fund exceeds this amount, the commission or department, as appropriate, shall make appropriate reductions in the schedule of fees authorized by this part.