Section 18045.6 - Change of established place of business; change of franchise(a)(1) If the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer changes the site or location of his or her established place of business, the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer shall immediately, upon making the change, so notify the department. If a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer for any reason whatsoever, ceases to be in possession of an established place of business from and on which he or she conducts the business for which the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer is licensed, he or she shall immediately notify the department and, upon demand by the department, shall deliver to the department the manufacturer's, distributor's, or dealer's license and all relevant records in his or her possession.(2) The department may place a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer license on an inactive status upon application of the licensee. An inactive license shall remain valid for six months or for the remaining term of the original license, whichever is less.(b) If the dealer changes to, or adds, another franchise for the sale of new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches, or cancels, or, for any cause whatever, otherwise loses a franchise for the sale of new manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches, he or she shall immediately so notify the department.(c) A dealer's established place of business shall have posted in a place conspicuous to the public the license issued by the department to the dealer and to each salesperson employed by the dealer.(d)(1) Notwithstanding Section 18050 and this section, a dealer may display manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches at a fair, exposition, or similar exhibit. As used in this section, "mobilehome fair or exposition" means a display of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches not in a mobilehome park and for which the initial opportunity to display is open to all dealers. The display shall not qualify as a business location or an established place of business for the purposes of procuring or maintaining a dealer's license.(2) New manufactured homes or mobilehomes, installed pursuant to Section 18613, may also be displayed and sold within a mobilehome park or mobilehome subdivision by dealers. A display home may be used and equipped only for the sale of the displayed home and shall not be used as an established place of business, unless licensed as an established place of business.(3) Dealers and salespersons may negotiate listing agreements for the sale of a used manufactured home or mobilehome which has been titled by the department, and may negotiate and execute offers to purchase and purchase documents for the sale of a new or used manufactured home or mobilehome other than at the established place of business.(e) All manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches displayed pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be identified by a sign or device providing information relating to the dealer's name and the location and address of the dealer's established place of business and any other information that is required by the department.(f) The requirements for an office specified in subdivision (b) of Section 18045.5 shall not apply to a display location authorized by subdivision (d), unless licensed as an established place of business.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 18045.6
Amended by Stats 2012 ch 770 (AB 2697),s 5, eff. 1/1/2013.