(a) Upon receipt of a written notice of intent to transfer from the mobilehome park or manufactured housing community owner, the gas or electric corporation shall within 90 days do all of the following:
(1) Meet with the park or community owner to describe the procedures involved in a transfer of ownership and operation responsibility.
(2) Perform a preliminary review of the gas or electric system, or both, in the park or community.
(3) Inspect documentation provided by the park or community owner of the construction, operation, and condition of the gas or electric system, or both.
(4) Advise the park or community owner concerning the general condition of the plant and equipment, along with a preliminary opinion concerning the extent of construction work or other activity necessary to comply with Section 2794.
(5) Offer a preliminary nonbinding estimate of the cost of transfer.
(6) Offer the park or community owner a preliminary nonbinding cost estimate to perform an engineering evaluation and estimate the construction work and equipment replacement to be performed by the gas or electric corporation at the owner’s expense.
(b) The gas or electric corporation shall develop the cost estimate for the engineering evaluation in good faith using the same methodology as is used for similar projects. The preliminary cost estimate shall be effective for a minimum of 90 days. The gas or electric corporation shall give the owner timely notice of any increase in the estimated cost of the engineering evaluation.
(c) During 1997, gas and electric corporations shall make a good faith effort to respond within 90 days to the notice provided in subdivision (a).
(d) The gas or electric corporation may charge a fee for the initial inspection not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)