Report 2023-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2023-112: Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program: The California Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Oversight of the Program (Release Date: December 2023)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that HCD is able to effectively monitor the LSPs with which it contracts, the Legislature should amend state law to require LSPs to permit HCD, in its role as the contract manager overseeing the performance of the LSP contracts, access to confidential information—currently protected by the attorney-client communication and attorney-work product privileges—regarding the status of each case and the services provided to complainants. HCD should be prohibited from disclosing this confidential information to anyone outside of HCD. The Legislature should also specify that the LSPs providing access to HCD does not constitute a waiver of any attorney-related privileges.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 1052 (Seyarto, 2024) would require a contracted LPS to provide to the department full access to information regarding the status of each case and the services provided to complainants, prohibits the department from disclosing confidential information outside of the department, and that disclosure does not constitute a waiver of attorney-client privilege. This bill is pending in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
SB 1052 (Seyarto, 2024) would require a contracted LPS to provide to the department full access to information regarding the status of each case and the services provided to complainants, prohibits the department from disclosing confidential information outside of the department, and that disclosure does not constitute a waiver of attorney-client privilege. This bill is pending in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of 12/18/24, the Legislature has not taken any additional action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to implement this recommendation.
SB 1052 (Seyarto, 2024) would require a contracted LPS to provide to the department full access to information regarding the status of each case and the services provided to complainants, prohibits the department from disclosing confidential information outside of the department, and that disclosure does not constitute a waiver of attorney-client privilege. This bill is died in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
As of 12/18/25, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2025/26 Legislative Session to implement this recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026