http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putative_marriageWOW WOW WOW, this is a scary read - " putative marriage is an apparently valid marriage, entered into in good faith on the part of at least one of the partners, but that is legally invalid due to a technical impediment, such as a preexistent marriage on the part of one of the partners.""

According to new laws/regulations, I can now legally permit my preexisting ADU.

What is your first conversation with them look like(creating preexisting relationship)?

Or was it a preexisting structure?

One of our Tenants (with a pre-existing tenancy prior to our purchase) could not afford the rent anymore and indicated her intention to leave in mid-July.

In short, if there's a loss and the condo community has this type of coverage in place, the community association's policy will provide coverage for the exterior and interior of your unit back to it's preexisting condition prior to the loss (INCLUDING) any and all unit owner upgrades to the unit. 

Hi Wes and all,In your area I could certainly go off on a few different tangents with regards to California mobile home investing in general, however I will keep my response and answer directly related to your primary question about investing in your local area.In the hotspot areas and coastal areas of California you will find many mobile home communities asking lot rents over $800+ per month with many sellers asking over $50,000 for their use mobile homes located inside pre-existing mobile home communities.

Generally one of these two situations likely exist.the former owner did not have the right to pass ownership to the company because he had already lost ownership ORThe new owner was subject to the pre-existing tax deed because is was public record.

The place to start is with the title insurance company.If you have a pre-existing relationship, exploit that by asking the advisory title officer what they need in order to to be comfortable with passing marketable title.Remember, they are in the risk business and they know how to monetize it. 

You'll typically get much better returns on pre-existing homes.