Fee petition mechanics · Updated July 2026
California Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Act attorney fee petition mechanics: RV park management system occupancy commencement date as primary Welch anchor, Civ. Code § 799.79 mandatory attorney fees
California Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Act enforcement (Civ. Code §§ 799.20–799.79, RVPOA, which governs the rights of persons who occupy space in a recreational vehicle park as their residence — including permanent occupants who have established domicile in an RV park for more than 9 months and are entitled to 60-day eviction notice under § 799.70, long-term occupants who have occupied space for more than 30 days and are entitled to 30-day notice, the right to have guests under § 799.25, written park rules under § 799.24, retaliatory eviction protection under § 799.73, and the right to sell their RV in place under § 799.78 — with attorney fees under § 799.79 mandatory to the prevailing party in any action arising out of the RVPOA; the RVPOA is entirely distinct from the Mobilehome Residency Law (Civ. Code § 798 et seq.) which covers mobilehomes on permanent ground foundations in mobilehome parks, and entirely distinct from the Floating Home Residency Law (Civ. Code § 800 et seq.) which covers liveaboard vessels in marina berths) solos billing hourly on mandatory attorney fees to prevailing party — in actions where the primary Welch temporal anchor is the RV PARK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCCUPANCY COMMENCEMENT DATE (the date the RV park's institutional reservation and occupancy management platform first recorded the occupant's site assignment and occupancy period commencement — a date on the park's institutional management system entirely outside the occupant attorney's scheduling control; the RV Park Management System Occupancy Commencement Date is the ONLY primary anchor in the fee-petition-mechanics series IN AN RV PARK'S INSTITUTIONAL RESERVATION AND OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM — Campspot RV Park Management records occupancy contract creation date, first payment date, and site assignment date on Campspot's institutional platform entirely outside occupant attorney's scheduling control; RoverPass records occupancy start date, rental agreement execution date, and site assignment on RoverPass's institutional management system; ResNexus records reservation creation date and long-term rental agreement execution date on ResNexus's institutional platform; Campground Master records site rental agreement date, occupancy period, and payment record dates on Campground Master's institutional system; Bonfire Booking records site booking creation date and occupancy commencement date on Bonfire's institutional system — ALL RV park management platforms record occupancy commencement dates, rental agreement dates, and site assignment dates on the park's institutional management system entirely outside the occupant attorney's scheduling control; THREE UNIQUE DISTINCTIONS: (1) THE ONLY page where PRIMARY CLAIM IS RV PARK OCCUPANT RIGHTS VIOLATION under California Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Act (Civ. Code § 799.20 et seq.) — governing persons who live in recreational vehicles (motorhomes, travel trailers, park models, fifth wheels) in RV parks as their primary residence; distinct from Mobilehome Residency Law (Civ. Code § 798 et seq.) which covers mobilehomes on permanent foundations in mobilehome parks (mobilehome: factory-built structure treated as real property with permanent utility connections; RV: a vehicle designed for temporary use that can be moved, even if used as permanent residence); distinct from Floating Home Residency Law (Civ. Code § 800 et seq.) which covers liveaboard vessels in marina berths (floating homes: vessels designed as stationary waterborne residential dwellings — not on land); distinct from Civ. Code § 1946.2 Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) which covers residential tenants in apartments and houses — most RV parks are not subject to AB 1482 just-cause eviction requirements; (2) THE ONLY page where PRIMARY DEFENDANT IS AN RV PARK OWNER OR MANAGEMENT COMPANY — national chains (KOA/Thousand Trails/Equity Lifestyle Properties/Good Sam/Sun Communities/Encore RV Parks) and independent RV park operators who issued improperly short eviction notices to permanent occupants, violated RVPOA rights to have guests, failed to provide park rules in writing, retaliated against occupants for exercising rights, or refused to allow occupants to sell their RVs in place; the RVPOA permanent occupant in California who has lived in their RV at the same park for 9+ months has invested significantly in that community — the RV may not be easily movable to a comparable site, the occupant may have added improvements, and the local RV park market may have no comparable alternative; (3) THE ONLY page where PRIMARY WELCH ANCHOR IS IN THE RV PARK'S RESERVATION OR OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMMENCEMENT DATE — Campspot/RoverPass/ResNexus/Campground Master/Bonfire records occupancy commencement date, rental agreement execution date, and site assignment date on park's institutional management system entirely outside occupant attorney's scheduling control; PURE KETCHUM for California RVPOA — no federal RV park occupancy statute; concurrent Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3604) federal claim if permanent RV park resident in protected class = Dague-constrained; Hensley segregation required; DISTINCT from california-mobilehome-residency-law-civ-code-798-86 [§ 798.86 MRL covers mobilehomes on permanent foundations; RVPOA § 799.79 covers RVs in RV parks]; DISTINCT from california-floating-home-residency-law-civ-code-800-80 [§ 800.80 covers floating homes in marina berths; RVPOA § 799.79 covers RVs in land-based parks]; DISTINCT from california-tenant-protection-act-ab-1482-civ-code-1946-2 [AB 1482 just-cause eviction for traditional rentals; RVPOA is separate statutory scheme for RV parks]) — generate three billing gaps driven by RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope analysis and eviction notice validity advisory calls, RV park management system occupancy records and eviction notice documentation and retaliatory eviction evidence advisory calls, and § 799.79 mandatory attorney fee petition advisory calls: RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope and eviction notice period analysis advisory calls (7 clients × 2 calls × 42 min × 55% untracked ≈ 5.39 hrs = $1,617–$2,695/year at $300–$500/hr), RV park management system occupancy records subpoena and eviction notice defect documentation and retaliatory eviction timeline advisory calls (6 clients × 3 calls × 44 min × 55% ≈ 7.26 hrs = $2,178–$3,630/year), and § 799.79 prevailing party attorney fee petition and Ketchum multiplier advisory calls (5 clients × 2 calls × 44 min × 55% ≈ 4.03 hrs = $1,210–$2,017/year). For a solo California RV park occupancy practice, the annual billing gap from advisory call underlogging is $5,005–$8,342.
TL;DR
ClaimHour captures every RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope and eviction notice validity analysis advisory call that starts the § 799.79 fee documentation period, every RV park management system occupancy records subpoena and retaliatory eviction evidence advisory call on institutional park management calendars outside the occupant attorney's scheduling control, and every § 799.79 prevailing party attorney fee petition and Ketchum multiplier advisory call — passively, no timer, no audio, no call contents. $29–$59/mo. No PMS required.
RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope: calls on the RV park management system calendar
The RV PARK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCCUPANCY COMMENCEMENT DATE is the primary Welch temporal anchor for Civ. Code § 799.79 attorney fee billing documentation in RV park occupancy cases. This date is the ONLY primary anchor in the fee-petition-mechanics series IN AN RV PARK'S INSTITUTIONAL RESERVATION AND OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. It is the Hensley lodestar start for three reasons: (1) the occupancy commencement date is when the RV park's institutional management system first recorded the occupant's site assignment — the RVPOA protections arise from the duration and nature of occupancy, but the management system's recorded commencement date establishes the occupancy timeline with precision; (2) all advisory calls on RVPOA applicability, occupant classification, and eviction notice validity begin when the RV park occupant retains civil counsel; (3) the RV park's reservation or occupancy management platform's commencement date is on the park's institutional calendar entirely outside the occupant attorney's scheduling control.
Three initial advisory call types generate untracked billing from the occupancy commencement date: (1) RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope analysis advisory — arrives when occupant retains attorney (§ 799.22 defines 'occupant' as a person who occupies a site in a recreational vehicle park; § 799.26 defines 'permanent occupant' as a person who has occupied a site in a recreational vehicle park for more than 9 consecutive months or who has established domicile in the park through vehicle registration or mailing address; § 799.27 defines 'long-term occupant' as a person who has occupied space for more than 30 days but has not achieved permanent occupant status; classification determines notice period: permanent occupant receives 60-day termination notice for most reasons under § 799.70; long-term occupant receives 30-day notice under § 799.71; transient occupant receives no RVPOA termination protection beyond the park's own rules; key occupant rights: § 799.24 written park rules; § 799.25 right to have guests; § 799.30 written rental agreement; § 799.34 maintenance of utilities; § 799.73 retaliatory eviction protection; § 799.75 right to purchase park if sold; § 799.78 right to sell RV in place; 42–48 min per advisory call); (2) RV park eviction notice validity analysis advisory — arrives at case intake (§ 799.70 valid termination notice elements for permanent occupants: (a) must be in writing; (b) must state the reason for termination with specific facts; (c) must give 60 days' notice from date of service for most reasons; (d) service must comply with CCP § 1162 (personal service, substituted service, or posting and mailing); defective notice grounds: insufficient notice period (30-day notice instead of required 60-day notice to permanent occupant); vague termination reason (failure to specify conduct, dates, or park rule violated); improper service (left under door instead of personal, substituted, or posting and mailing); notice to vacate while pending retaliatory eviction complaint; § 799.70(b) grounds requiring only 30-day notice: failure to comply with park rules or regulations; park conversion or closure; § 799.70(d): no termination for retaliatory or discriminatory purposes; 42–48 min per advisory call); (3) Retaliatory eviction and protected activity analysis advisory — arrives when building the case (§ 799.73 retaliatory eviction protection: it is unlawful for an RV park owner to retaliate against an occupant for: (a) complaining to any government authority about park conditions; (b) contacting an attorney about RVPOA rights; (c) participating in an occupant association; (d) exercising any RVPOA right; rebuttable presumption of retaliation: if the park owner serves a termination notice within 180 days after the occupant engaged in protected activity, retaliatory intent is presumed under § 799.73(c); the RV park management system records the date the eviction notice was generated and the date the occupant complained to the park management — temporal proximity between protected activity and notice on the park's management system calendar outside attorney control; 42–48 min per advisory call). At 55% untracked: 7 clients × 2 calls × 42 min × 55% = 323.4 min / 60 = 5.39 hours = $1,617–$2,695/year at $300–$500/hr.
RV park management system records and eviction documentation: calls on institutional calendars outside occupant attorney's control
After establishing RVPOA applicability and occupant classification, the solo attorney must obtain the RV park's management system records documenting the occupancy commencement date, rental agreement, eviction notice generation, and any protected activity reports. Each phase creates institutional calendar events entirely outside the attorney's control. Ketchum v. Moses 24 Cal.4th 1122 (2001). PLCM Group Inc. v. Drexler 22 Cal.4th 1084 (2000). Hensley v. Eckerhart 461 U.S. 424 (1983) lodestar from occupancy commencement date. Missouri v. Jenkins 491 U.S. 274 (1989) fees-on-fees.
Three institutional calendar advisory call types generate untracked billing during RVPOA case development: (1) RV park management system records subpoena advisory — arrives at discovery (Campspot business records: Campspot's institutional reservation and site management platform records the occupant's site contract creation date, payment history, site assignment, and any formal park rule violation notices in Campspot's institutional database; subpoena to Campspot Corporate (based in Austin, TX) or to the park operator's Campspot account records; RoverPass records: RoverPass's institutional platform records the occupancy booking date, rental period, payment transaction history, and any site transfer records; ResNexus records: ResNexus's institutional property management system records the reservation creation date, long-term rental agreement date, and occupancy period documentation; Campground Master records: Campground Master's local or cloud database records the site rental agreement date and occupancy history; park's own records: even if the park uses proprietary software, the park's own lease documents, rule violation notices, maintenance requests, and payment receipts are subpoenaable through CCP § 1985.2 business records subpoena; all management system records establish the occupancy commencement date, duration of occupancy, and classification of the occupant as permanent vs. long-term; 44–50 min per advisory call); (2) RV park DMV registration and domicile establishment records advisory — arrives at permanence determination (DMV records: California DMV records the registered owner's address for each vehicle — a permanent RV park occupant who has registered their RV with the park address as the residence address has documentary evidence of domicile establishment on the DMV's institutional database; California DMV record request (INF-70) records the vehicle registration address history; for park model RVs: California HCD (Department of Housing and Community Development) maintains title and registration records for park models (a park model is an RV more than 400 square feet) similar to manufactured home titles; occupant's mailing address records: USPS mail forwarding records, bank statements addressed to the park site, voter registration at park address, and driver's license with park address all establish domicile on institutional calendars; insurance records: homeowner's or renter's insurance policy showing park site as insured address on insurer's institutional policy records calendar outside attorney control; 44–50 min per advisory call); (3) Unlawful detainer defense and § 799.73 retaliatory eviction evidence advisory — arrives at litigation (when the RV park files an unlawful detainer (UD) action to evict the occupant, the UD is filed in Superior Court with a case number assigned on the court's institutional docket calendar; the RVPOA provides a defense to unlawful detainer when: (a) the eviction notice is procedurally defective (insufficient period, improper service, insufficient reason statement); (b) the eviction is retaliatory under § 799.73; (c) the eviction violates the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3604) if the occupant is in a protected class; RVPOA attorney fee right: Civ. Code § 799.79 prevailing party fee right applies in the UD proceeding when the occupant is the prevailing party; § 799.73 rebuttable presumption of retaliation: park issued notice within 180 days of protected activity — park management system records the eviction notice generation date and the complaint date, both on park's institutional calendar; temporal proximity documented through park records; 44–50 min per advisory call). At 55% untracked: 6 clients × 3 calls × 44 min × 55% = 435.6 min / 60 = 7.26 hours = $2,178–$3,630/year at $300–$500/hr.
§ 799.79 prevailing party attorney fee petition and Ketchum multiplier: calls on the post-judgment calendar
Civ. Code § 799.79 provides mandatory attorney fees to the prevailing party in any action arising out of the RVPOA: "In any action arising out of this chapter, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees." The § 799.79 fee petition requires a Hensley lodestar from the occupancy commencement date (when the RV park's institutional management system first recorded the occupant's site assignment) through all phases. The Ketchum multiplier is available in RVPOA cases because: (a) the RV park management system records required coordinating with the park's institutional reservation calendar outside attorney control; (b) the RVPOA occupant classification analysis required specialized knowledge of the permanent vs. long-term vs. transient occupant distinction and California domicile establishment; (c) the § 799.73 retaliatory eviction rebuttable presumption required specialized knowledge of California residential occupancy retaliation law; (d) PURE KETCHUM for California RVPOA — no federal analog.
Two post-judgment advisory call types generate untracked billing: (1) Injunctive relief and park rule compliance remedy advisory — arrives at judgment (remedies for RVPOA violations include: injunctive relief enjoining the RV park from proceeding with a defective eviction; reinstatement of occupancy rights after wrongful eviction; actual damages for costs of temporary housing and moving during wrongful eviction; § 799.79 mandatory attorney fees and costs; § 3345 treble damages if the occupant is 65+ or disabled and the RVPOA violation was a deceptive or unfair business practice — layered remedies available for senior or disabled RV park occupants; § 799.75 right-of-first-refusal to purchase the park when the park owner decides to sell the park — notice of intended sale on the RV park owner's institutional calendar outside attorney control; 44–50 min per advisory call); (2) § 799.79 prevailing party attorney fee petition and Ketchum multiplier advisory — arrives at fee petition filing (Hensley lodestar components: [a] RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope analysis hours; [b] eviction notice validity analysis hours; [c] retaliatory eviction evidence and § 799.73 rebuttable presumption analysis hours; [d] RV park management system records subpoena hours; [e] DMV and domicile records research hours; [f] unlawful detainer defense hours; [g] trial; [h] fee petition preparation hours; Ketchum five-factor multiplier: [a] RV park's institutional reservation management system calendar outside occupant attorney's control; [b] RVPOA classification analysis required specialized knowledge of permanent vs. long-term vs. transient occupancy and California domicile law; [c] § 799.73 retaliatory eviction rebuttable presumption required specialized knowledge of 180-day window and burden-shifting; [d] concurrent Fair Housing Act analysis required specialized knowledge of federal/state housing law; [e] PURE KETCHUM — RVPOA California-only no federal analog; Missouri v. Jenkins 491 U.S. 274 (1989) fees-on-fees; PLCM Group 22 Cal.4th 1084 (2000); 44–50 min per advisory call). At 55% untracked: 5 clients × 2 calls × 44 min × 55% = 242 min / 60 = 4.03 hours = $1,210–$2,017/year at $300–$500/hr.
How ClaimHour fits California RV park occupancy practice
California RV park occupancy solos billing hourly on Civ. Code § 799.79 mandatory attorney fees in RVPOA enforcement actions — with RVPOA occupant classification and rights scope and eviction notice validity analysis advisory calls arriving when permanent RV park occupants who received defective eviction notices, were retaliated against for complaining to government authorities, or were denied occupancy rights retain RVPOA civil counsel (RV Park Management System Occupancy Commencement Date = primary Welch anchor; the ONLY primary anchor in the fee-petition-mechanics series IN AN RV PARK'S INSTITUTIONAL RESERVATION AND OCCUPANCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; DISTINCT from california-mobilehome-residency-law-civ-code-798-86 [§ 798.86 MRL covers mobilehomes on permanent foundations; RVPOA covers RVs without permanent foundations]; DISTINCT from california-floating-home-residency-law-civ-code-800-80 [§ 800.80 covers floating homes in marina berths; RVPOA covers RVs in land-based parks]; § 799.79 mandatory attorney fees prevailing party; § 799.70 60-day notice for permanent occupants; § 799.73 retaliatory eviction protection; PURE KETCHUM no federal analog), RV park management system occupancy records subpoena and eviction notice defect documentation and § 799.73 retaliatory eviction evidence advisory calls on institutional park management calendars outside occupant attorney's scheduling control, and § 799.79 prevailing party attorney fee petition and Ketchum multiplier advisory calls arriving at judgment — and if your § 799.79 prevailing party fee lodestar documentation must satisfy the Hensley contemporaneous-record standard from the occupancy commencement date through all phases of RVPOA classification analysis, park management system records procurement, retaliatory eviction evidence gathering, and the § 799.79 mandatory attorney fee petition, ClaimHour was built for that gap.