California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 3 - Valuation of Employee Housing and Services
Section 599.645 - Trailer and Mobile Home Charges

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 599.645

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The monthly rates and utility charges for trailers or mobile homes, including basic furnishings are shown in the following table in accordance with the unit's age, location, and total floor space. For the purposes of this regulation, a trailer is one year old when constructed and becomes one year older each January 1st. The total floor space shall be determined by multiplying the trailer length times the width using the outside wall dimensions of the fully expanded unit.

(b) Monthly space rental charge for a privately owned trailer is $9 per mo

Floor Space

Age in Years

Square

6 and

Utility Charge

Feet

Under 6

Over

Total

Water

Fuel

Electricity
LOCATION 800+ 78 67 22.00 4.40 8.80 8.80
CLASS 600-799 61 52 19.40 3.90 7.75 7.75
ONE 400-599 44 38 16.20 3.20 6.50 6.50
200-399 26 23 13.60 2.80 5.405.40
0-199 16 15 11.00 2.20 4.404.40
Substandard 10 8-
LOCATION 800+ 66 52 22.00 4.40 8.80 8.80
CLASS 600-799 51 41 19.40 3.90 7.75 7.75
TWO 400-599 37 29 16.20 3.20 6.50 6.50
200-399 22 17 13.60 2.80 5.405.40
1-199 13 9 11.00 2.20 4.404.40
Substandard 7 5-
nth.

(c) When an essential mobile home or trailer is substandard, the Department may reduce the rental rate to a lower square foot category. Space rental charge for a privately owned mobile home may be reduced by 25 percent.

(1) A mobile home or trailer is essential if an employee is required to live in the unit for the protection of state property or a closely related purpose.

(2) Essential mobile home or trailer is substandard when at least one of the following conditions exists:
(A) Privacy: the normal household routine is repeatedly interrupted.

(B) Reliability and adequacy of utility service: lights, heat and/or water are not available in sufficient quantities throughout the year to permit a normal household routine.

(C) Overall size: residence is inadequate for or far exceeds employee's needs. (Applicable only to state-owned units.)

(D) Overall design: inconvenient arrangement of living quarters.

(E) Disturbing noises or offensive odors: the normal household routine is repeatedly interrupted.

(F) Seasonal inaccessibility: the employee may leave the premises only if willing to travel under dangerous conditions during a typical season.

(G) Extreme isolation: the residence is located at least 50 miles or one hour travel time from the nearest community of at least 2,500 population.

(d) If utilities are not purchased directly by the employee, utility charges will be added to the monthly rent according to the table in section 599.645(a) of these regulations.

1. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Section 19822, Government Code.

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