§ 2-211. Vacancy control—Establishment of new base rent.

(a)

A mobilehome parkowner shall be permitted to charge a new base rent for a mobilehome space whenever a lawful space vacancy occurs. For purposes of this chapter, a lawful space vacancy is defined as follows:

(1)

A vacancy occurring because of the termination of the tenancy of the affected mobilehome tenant in accordance with the mobilehome residency law, California Civil Code Sections 798.55 through 798.60, as amended; or

(2)

A vacancy of the mobilehome space arising from the voluntary removal of a mobilehome from the mobilehome space by the affected mobilehome tenant. A removal of the mobilehome from the space for the purpose of performing rehabilitation or capital improvements to the space or for the purpose of upgrading the mobilehome shall not constitute a voluntary removal of the mobilehome.

(b)

When a new base rent is established following the vacancy of a mobilehome space pursuant to this subsection, the park owner shall give written notice to the new affected mobilehome tenant of the twelve (12) month anniversary date for rent increases allowed under Section 2-193 and shall give written notice to such affected tenant that the space rent may be subject to stabilized rent increases pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(c)

In the absence of a lawful vacancy, a parkowner is prohibited from raising rent upon a sale of a mobilehome on site to a tenant-to-be or current tenant.

(Ord. No. 5101 § 1, 1998: Ord. No. 4919 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. No. 4733 § 1, 1993: Ord. No. 4567 § 1, 1992: Ord. No. 4307 § 1, 1989: Ord. No. 3910, 1988.)