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This bill addresses cooling systems in mobilehomes by prohibiting park management, subdivision owners, cooperatives, condominiums, and resident-owned parks from preventing or restricting homeowners and residents from installing, upgrading, replacing, or using cooling systems. The bill defines "cooling system" broadly to include portable air conditioners, window units, swamp coolers, cooling fan systems, heat pumps, and other technologies that create internal temperature cooling benefits. Management and ownership cannot charge fees for cooling system installation, require specific types of cooling systems or contractors, receive rebates or commissions related to cooling systems, or force residents to remove cooling systems. The only exceptions to these restrictions are if the cooling system would violate laws, lacks necessary permits, or cannot be powered by the lot's electrical service. The bill also explicitly prohibits terminating a resident's tenancy for installing or using a cooling system. Additionally, for subdivisions, cooperatives, condominiums, and resident-owned parks, any entity that willfully violates these provisions can be liable for actual damages and a civil penalty up to $2,000, with the prevailing party in any enforcement action awarded reasonable attorney's fees.

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs, Justice

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