Newsom signs bill requiring "Know Your Rights" insurance disclosures for mobilehome and condo residents

SACRAMENTO – After earning strong bipartisan support in the Senate and Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 508 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will require insurers to provide timely disclosures and information to mobilehome and condominium residents regarding their residential property insurance policies and their rights associated with their policy.

Many California residents have endured back-to-back years of deadly and destructive wildfires that have resulted in over 25,000 structures being destroyed or damaged, including numerous mobilehome parks. Many of...