California Civil Code § 1866

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Camping cabin” has the same meaning as in Section 18862.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) “Campsite” has the same meaning as in Section 18862.9 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) “Guest” is interchangeable with “occupant” and has the same meaning as used in Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 1. (4) “Lot” has the same meaning as in Section 18862.23 of the Health and Safety Code. (5) “Motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code. (6) “Occupant” is interchangeable with “guest” and has the same meaning as used in Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 1. (7) “Park trailer” has the same meaning as in Section 18009.3 of the Health and Safety Code. (8) “Recreational vehicle” has the same meaning as in Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code. (9) “Site” means the campsite, camping cabin, lot, or rental unit. (10) “Special occupancy park” has the same meaning as in Section 18862.43 of the Health and Safety Code. (11) “Tent” has the same meaning as in Section 18862.49 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the park management of a special occupancy park shall have the right to evict a guest if the guest refuses or otherwise fails to fully depart from the campsite, camping cabin, lot, or other rental unit at the park management’s posted checkout time on the date agreed to by the guest, but only if the following conditions are met: (A) The guest is provided with written notice, at the time that he or she was provided accommodations by the park management, that the park management needs that guest’s campsite, camping cabin, lot, or rental unit to accommodate an arriving person with a contractual right thereto, and that if the guest fails to fully depart at the time agreed to, the park management may take possession of the guest’s property left in the site, subject to the limits of paragraph (2), including any tent, park trailer, or recreational vehicle, and make the campsite, camping cabin, lot, or rental unit available to new guests. The written notice shall be signed by the guest. (B) (i) At the time that the park management actually undertakes to evict the guest as specified in this subdivision, the park management has a contractual obligation to provide the guest’s campsite, camping cabin, lot, or rental unit to an arriving person and there are no other substantially similar campsites, camping cabins, lots, or rental units available for the arriving person. (ii) Subject to the same requirements described in subparagraph (i), a guest may be provided with the notice described in subparagraph (A) subsequent to the time he or she was provided accommodations by park management, if the notice is provided at least 24 hours prior to the guest’s scheduled checkout time. If park management provides a notice under this subparagraph in bad faith or with the knowledge that the contractual obligation is not a bona fide obligation, it shall be liable to the evicted guest for actual damages, plus a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (C) At the time that the park management actually undertakes to evict the guest as specified in this subdivision, the park management offers another campsite, camping cabin, lot, or rental unit to the guest, if one is available. (2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), in order for management to remove a recreational vehicle or motor vehicle, the park management shall do all of the following: (A) Management shall have an oral, face-to-face communication with the registered guest after the guest has held over that does all of the following: (i) Alerts the guest that he or she is in violation of the terms of the reservation because he or she has failed to depart the site at the agreed-upon time. (ii) Remin

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