Mobilehome park rent in Colton: the local rules

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Annual increase limit	The annual rent increase is capped at 60% of the change in the Consumer Price Index per year. § 15.48.220 · code text The maximum annual general Rent Increase allowed a Park Owner Shall be an amount equal to sixty percent of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index per Year.
Spaces covered	New spaces and spaces first rented after the ordinance began are exempt from controlled rent. Later annual increases stay controlled. Applies: Applies to newly built parks or spaces first rented after the effective date, to the extent rents would have been controlled. § 15.48.040 · code text Space Rent or Space Rent Increases for new Mobilehome Spaces whether in newly constructed Parks or such spaces first Rented after the effective date of the Ordinance codified in this chapter Shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter to the extent that those Rents would have been controlled had the spaces been previously occupied. Rental agreements longer than 12 months that meet all Civil Code criteria are exempt from the space-rent ceiling. Applies: Applies during the agreement term or uninterrupted, continuous extensions. § 15.48.040 · code text Any Rental Agreement in excess of twelve Months' duration which also meets all criteria specified by Section 798.17 of the California Civil Code, including, but not limited to, the Tenant notification requirement within the first paragraph of such Rental Agreement, Shall be exempt from the Space Rent ceiling provisions of this chapter, but only during the term of such Rental Agreement or one or more uninterrupted, continuous extensions thereof.
How often rent can go up	Rent may increase once each calendar year. § 15.48.220 · code text Rents May be adjusted once each calendar Year in the manner provided for in this chapter, by the Owner with Notice, in writing, to the Commission by sending a Copy of the sixty Day Notice of increase of Rents as issued to Tenants. A rent increase needs 12 months since the last previous rent increase. § 15.48.220 · code text A general Rent Increase May be made only Following the passage of twelve Months since the last previous Rent Increase, whether such Rent Increase was a general increase and/or special Rent adjustment granted pursuant to petition as provided in Section 15.48.230.
Petitions and pass-throughs	An owner unhappy with the general rent increase may file a petition for a special rent adjustment with the Commission. § 15.48.230 · code text An Owner who is dissatisfied with the general Rent Increase May file a petition for special Rent adjustment. The Commission may allow adjustments so net operating income rises by 60% of the CPI increase over the base year. § 15.48.320 · code text The Commission May Permit special Rent adjustments, unless otherwise prescribed by Law, such that the Owner's Net Operating Income will be increased at the rate of sixty percent of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the Base Year.

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Does Colton limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Colton's code: The annual rent increase is capped at 60% of the change in the Consumer Price Index per year. (§ 15.48.220); New spaces and spaces first rented after the ordinance began are exempt from controlled rent. Later annual increases stay controlled. (Applies to newly built parks or spaces first rented after the effective date, to the extent rents would have been controlled.) (§ 15.48.040).

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