Does San Rafael limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

San Rafael's code: 75% of the CPI/C change, applied to rent charged 12 months before the increase date, rounded to the nearest dollar. (§ 20.08.010); Capital replacement and improvement assessments are not base rent and do not qualify for the automatic CPI increase. (Automatic CPI increase.) (§ 20.08.010).

Mobilehome park rent in San Rafael: the local rules

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Annual increase limit	75% of the CPI/C change, applied to rent charged 12 months before the increase date, rounded to the nearest dollar. § 20.08.010 · code text any rent increase for any mobilehome lot in any twelve (12) month period which is equal to or less than the rent charged on the date twelve (12) months prior to the date the increase is to take effect, multiplied by a cost of living factor and rounded off to the nearest dollar. The cost of living factor shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of the CPI/C
Petitions and pass-throughs	Capital replacement and improvement assessments are not base rent and do not qualify for the automatic CPI increase. Applies: Automatic CPI increase. § 20.08.010 · code text Capital replacement and/or capital improvement assessment(s) shall not be included in the base rent nor eligible for automatic CPI increases under this section. More than 25% of homeowners may petition the city clerk to start the rental dispute hearing process. Applies: Parks without rental agreements exempt under Civil Code Section 798.17; file within 45 days after the notice. § 20.12.010 · code text upon the written petition of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the homeowners of any mobilehome park without rental agreements exempt in accordance with Civil Code Section 798.17 filed with the city clerk as set forth in this title, the rental dispute hearing process may be invoked.
Spaces covered	Spaces with a negotiated lease exempting them under the state Civil Code are exempt from review. Applies: Negotiated lease agreement. § 20.08.010 · code text Mobilehome spaces where the homeowner and the mobilehome owner/operator have entered into a negotiated lease agreement that exempts the space in accordance with subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 798.17. Spaces that are new construction and exempted under the state Civil Code are exempt from review. Applies: New construction. § 20.08.010 · code text Mobilehome spaces that are "new construction" as defined in Civil Code Section 798.7 and as exempted in accordance with Civil Code Section 798.45.
How often rent can go up	Once yearly, on the park's anniversary date. § 20.08.030 · code text such yearly increases, if any, except as specified below, shall be enacted only on the anniversary date of that park
When a home is sold or vacated	No rent increase may be imposed when a mobilehome is transferred to another person while remaining on the space. Applies: In-place transfer. § 20.08.010 · code text No increase in rent shall be imposed upon an in-place transfer of a mobilehome. No increase on re-rental after the mobilehome is removed, unless the space is exempt as negotiated-lease or new construction. Applies: Space becomes vacant and the mobilehome is removed. § 20.08.010 · code text When a mobilehome space becomes vacant and the mobilehome which is located thereon is removed from the space, the space rental shall not be increased upon re-rental of the space unless otherwise exempted under the provisions of subsections (B)(2) and (3) of this section.

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