18080.5
. (a) A numbered report of sale, lease, or rental form
issued by the department shall be submitted each time the following
transactions occur by or through a dealer:
(1) Whenever a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach
previously registered pursuant to this part is sold, leased with an
option to buy, or otherwise transferred.
(2) Whenever a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach
not previously registered in this state is sold, rented, leased,
leased with an option to buy, or otherwise transferred.
(b) The numbered report of sale, lease, or rental forms shall be
used and distributed in accordance with the following terms and
conditions:
(1) A copy of the form shall be delivered to the purchaser.
(2) All fees and penalties due for the transaction that were
required to be reported with the report of sale, lease, or rental
form shall be paid to the department within 10 calendar days from the
date the transaction is completed, as specified by subdivision (e).
Penalties due for noncompliance with this paragraph shall be paid by
the dealer. The dealer shall not charge the consumer for those
penalties.
(3) Notice of the registration or transfer of a manufactured home
or mobilehome shall be reported pursuant to subdivision (d).
(4) The original report of sale, lease, or rental form, together
with all required documents to report the transaction or make
application to register or transfer a manufactured home, mobilehome,
or commercial coach, shall be forwarded to the department. Any
application shall be submitted within 10 calendar days from the date
the transaction was required to be reported, as defined by
subdivision (e).
(c) A manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach
displaying a copy of the report of sale, lease, or rental may be
occupied without registration decals or registration card until the
registration decals and registration card are received by the
purchaser.
(d) In addition to the other requirements of this section, every
dealer upon transferring by sale, lease, or otherwise any
manufactured home or mobilehome shall, not later than the 10th
calendar day thereafter, not counting the date of sale, give written
notice of the transfer to the assessor of the county where the
manufactured home or mobilehome is to be installed. The written
notice shall be upon forms provided by the department containing any
information that the department may require, after consultation with
the assessors. Filing of a copy of the notice with the assessor in
accordance with this section shall be in lieu of filing a change of
ownership statement pursuant to Sections 480 and 482 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code.
(e) Except for transactions subject to Section 18035.26, for
purposes of this section, a transaction by or through a dealer shall
be deemed completed and consummated and any fees and the required
report of sale, lease, or rental are due when any of the following
occurs:
(1) The purchaser of any commercial coach has signed a purchase
contract or security agreement or paid any purchase price, the lessee
of a new commercial coach has signed a lease agreement or lease with
an option to buy or paid any purchase price, or the lessee of a used
commercial coach has either signed a lease with an option to buy or
paid any purchase price, and the purchaser or lessee has taken
physical possession or delivery of the commercial coach.
(2) For sales subject to Section 18035, when all the amounts other
than escrow fees and amounts for uninstalled or undelivered
accessories are disbursed from the escrow account.
(3) For sales subject to Section 18035.2, when the installation is
complete and a certificate of occupancy is issued.
(f) The department shall charge a fee, not to exceed forty-five
dollars ($45), for processing the notice of disposal and any
information required for completing the disposal process required
pursuant to Section 798.56a and 798.61 of the Civil Code.