Sec. 19-50. - Failure to provide rental option notice—Misdemeanor/other penalties.

The county of Sonoma has herein created an entitlement in favor of all tenants and applicants for tenancy upon a space occupied by a mobilehome (as defined in Section 2-191(i) of the Sonoma County Code) within a mobilehome park (as defined in Section 2-191(j) of the Sonoma County Code) to choose between a lease for more than a twelve (12) month period, a lease for a period of one year or less, and a month-to-month periodic tenancy. Such tenants and applicants for tenancy shall receive notice of their lawful rental options from the mobilehome park owner as defined in Section 2-191(k) pursuant to Article III, Chapter 19 of the Sonoma County Code. Any mobilehome park owner who fails to provide any person who submits an application for the rental of' space in a mobilehome park ("an applicant") with a "rental option notice" (as set forth in Section 19-54 of the Sonoma County Code) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and additional penalties under Section 17000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code.

(Ord. No. 5110 § 1, 1998: Ord. No. 5071 § 1, 1997.)