Does Morro Bay limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Morro Bay's code: Annual rent can rise by 75% of the CPI percent change. (Applies when the affected tenant is a permanent resident.) (§ 5.32.060); Annual rent can rise by 125% of the CPI percent change. (Applies when the affected tenant is a nonpermanent resident who is not exempt under state law.) (§ 5.32.060).

Mobilehome park rent in Morro Bay: the local rules

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Annual increase limit	Annual rent can rise by 75% of the CPI percent change. Applies: Applies when the affected tenant is a permanent resident. § 5.32.060 · code text Seventy-five percent of the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for permanent residents; Annual rent can rise by 125% of the CPI percent change. Applies: Applies when the affected tenant is a nonpermanent resident who is not exempt under state law. § 5.32.060 · code text One hundred twenty-five percent of the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for nonpermanent residents who are not exempt from this chapter pursuant to Civil Code Section 798.21.
Spaces covered	Spaces rented for nonresidential uses are not covered. § 5.32.030 · code text Mobilehome park spaces rented for nonresidential uses; Tenancies of no more than 30 days, not meant to exceed 30 days, are not covered. § 5.32.030 · code text Tenancies which do not exceed an occupancy of thirty days and which do not contemplate an occupancy of more than thirty days; Tenancies exempt from rent regulation by federal or state law, including qualifying rental agreements and non-principal residences, are not covered. § 5.32.030 · code text Tenancies exempt from rent regulation by federal or state law or regulation, including but not limited to, tenancies governed by Civil Code Sections 798.17 rental agreements and 798.21 not principal residence; Parks that sell lots for factory-built or manufactured housing, or offer condominium ownership of such lots, are not covered. § 5.32.030 · code text Mobilehome parks which sell lots for factory-built or manufactured housing, or which provide condominium ownership of such lots, even if one or more homes in the development are rented or leased out. Mobilehomes owned by the park owner are not covered. § 5.32.030 · code text Mobilehomes that are owned by the park owner. Spaces vacant, or vacated after the ordinance, are exempt on later occupancy unless a tenant sells to a third party. Applies: The owner lawfully obtained occupancy rights and gave written notice before renting that the space is not rent controlled. § 5.32.030 · code text Spaces that are vacant or become vacant after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter are, upon subsequent occupancy, exempt from this chapter.
How often rent can go up	Rent can go up not more than once within 12 months. Applies: An owner may raise rent more with written consent of 66% of affected tenants, or after a mandatory meet-and-confer meeting. § 5.32.060 · code text the space rent payable for use or occupancy of any mobilehome space shall not be increased within twelve months of the effective date of any preceding rent increase. No more than one rent increase per park per 12-month period. Applies: Applies to increases reviewed by the board, excluding increases allowed elsewhere in the chapter. § 5.32.090 · code text Excluding rent increases permitted under Sections 5.32.060(A) and 5.32.070, the board shall not allow more than one rent increase per park per twelve-month period.
Petitions and pass-throughs	A petition to the city manager needs signatures of at least 51% of affected tenants. The board may award it. Applies: Applies when discussions between owner and tenants do not resolve the dispute. § 5.32.090 · code text If discussions between owner and tenants do not resolve the dispute between them, the tenants or their representative shall file with the city manager a petition for space rent review and a copy of the notice of rent increase within thirty days of the meet-and-confer meeting. The board decides if an increase above the statutory limit is reasonable, weighing improvements, expenses, rental history, debt service. Applies: Applies when a rent increase exceeds the statutory limit. § 5.32.100 · code text The board shall determine whether rent increases that exceed Section 5.32.060(A) are reasonable under the circumstances, taking into consideration that the purpose of this chapter is to protect home owners from arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable rent increases, and at the same time permit park owners to receive a just and reasonable return on their investment.
When a home is sold or vacated	Sale increase: at most 10% of rent or the average of lowest and highest park rent, whichever is greater. Applies: Applies when the affected tenant is a permanent resident. § 5.32.070 · code text For affected tenants who are permanent residents, ten percent of the current existing space rent or the average of the lowest and highest space rent for all the affected tenants of that particular park, whichever is greater. Sale increase: at most 15% of rent or the average of lowest and highest park rent, whichever is greater. Applies: Applies when the affected tenant is a nonpermanent resident. § 5.32.070 · code text For affected tenants who are nonpermanent residents, fifteen percent of the current existing space rent or the average of the lowest and highest space rent for all the affected tenants of that particular park, whichever is greater.

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