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Mobilehome park rent in Menifee

Menifee's own rules on mobilehome park rent, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Menifee Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Menifee's code says

Menifee code What Menifee's code adds
Annual increase limit
  • 100% of CPI, or 5% of the space rent for the previous 12 months, whichever is lower.
    § 5.80.080 · code text
    The permissive annual increase shall be equal to 100% of CPI, or 5% of the space rent for the previous 12- month period, whichever is lower.
Spaces covered
  • Exempt: agreements over 12 months made before February 13, 2020 meeting Civil Code § 798.17(b). Later ones are not.
    § 5.80.030 · code text
    Rental agreements in excess of 12 months duration, entered into before February 13, 2020 for the personal and actual residence of the tenant which meet all of the criteria in Cal. Civil Code § 798.17(b), as the same may be amended from time to time (Cal. Civil Code, § 798.17). However, agreements entered into on or after February 13, 2020, including agreement or contract renewals, even when they meet these requirements, do not qualify for this exemption.
  • Exempt: newly built spaces or new park construction, as provided in Civil Code § 798.45.
    § 5.80.030 · code text
    Any newly constructed spaces or new mobile home park construction as defined in Cal. Civil Code § 798.7, and which are exempt as provided in Cal. Civil Code § 798.45.
  • Exempt: mobile homes not used as a primary residence and not leased to another person.
    § 5.80.030 · code text
    Mobile homes not being used as a person's primary residence that are not being leased to another person (Cal. Civil Code § 798.21).
  • Exempt when two-thirds of all affected tenants approve the rent increase or action in writing or in an election.
    § 5.80.030 · code text
    Any space rent increase or other action to which this chapter would otherwise apply, whereby two-thirds of all mobile home tenants affected by a space rent increase or other action give their approval in writing as evidenced by the signature of one tenant for each space or in an election called to consider the matter with each space casting one vote.
How often rent can go up
  • No more than once per 12-month period.
    § 5.80.080 · code text
    A mobile home park owner may increase space rent for a tenant by the permissive annual increase amount no more than once per 12-month period.
Petitions and pass-throughs
  • An owner may petition the City Manager for more, if a preponderance of evidence shows a fair return requires it.
    § 5.80.090 · code text
    A mobile home park owner may petition the city for an adjusted space rent increase in addition to the permissive annual increase set forth in § 5.80.080 by following the procedures in this section. A mobile home park owner shall be eligible for an adjusted space rent increase pursuant to this section upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the requested adjusted space rent increase is necessary to provide the mobile home park owner with a fair return.
  • Capital improvements or rehabilitation work and their costs may be considered in an adjusted rent increase petition.
    § 5.80.090 · code text
    The completion of any capital improvements or rehabilitation work related to the mobile home space or spaces identified in the petition and the cost thereof, including materials, labor, construction interest, permit fees, and other items the hearing officer deems appropriate.
  • A tenant may file a dispute petition with the City Manager challenging an allegedly unlawful space rent increase.
    § 5.80.100 · code text
    In the event any tenant contends that a space rent increase is unlawful pursuant to this chapter, the tenant may file a dispute petition pursuant to this section with the City Manager or their designee.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Menifee limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Menifee's code: 100% of CPI, or 5% of the space rent for the previous 12 months, whichever is lower. (§ 5.80.080); Exempt: agreements over 12 months made before February 13, 2020 meeting Civil Code § 798.17(b). Later ones are not. (§ 5.80.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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