Mobilehome park rent in Selma: the local rules

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

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Annual increase limit	Annual increase is 75% of the West Region CPI rise or 3%, whichever is less. § 5-5.5-4 · code text Base Rent may be increased to an amount equal to the rent in effect of that current year, adjusted by seventy-five percent (75%) of the increase in the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, West Region (CPI), of that year or by three percent (3%), whichever is less.
Petitions and pass-throughs	An increase above the annual maximum within 12 months may be challenged in a formal petition hearing. Applies: Applies to an increase above the permitted base-rent maximum. § 5-5.5-4 · code text Any base rent increase (within any twelve (12) month period) which exceeds the maximum permitted under (5-5.5-4(A)) may be challenged to a formal petition hearing under the provisions of section 5-5.5-6. A park owner may pass through capital expenses as additional rent, including a pro rata share of costs and financing. Applies: Needs tenant consultation, no written protest by a majority, advance tenant approval for improvements, and amortization over useful life. § 5-5.5-5 · code text A park owner may charge each affected mobile home tenant as additional rent the pro rata share of new service and capital expenses including financing costs subject to the following preconditions: Affected tenants may petition the City for a formal hearing on a proposed increase, signed by over 50% of them. § 5-5.5-6 · code text Any mobile home tenant who will be or has been subjected to a proposed rental increase may file a petition and concurrent response. The petition shall be signed by more than fifty (50%) of the tenants affected by the rent increase. The City Council may suspend the excess over the permitted amount or grant all or part of a reasonable increase. Applies: Applies at the City Council petition hearing. § 5-5.5-7 · code text If the City Council Determines that all or a portion of the proposed rent increase is reasonable under the circumstances, then City Council shall grant all or such portion of the rent increase to be effective as of the time such increase would have been otherwise effective without the intervention of this chapter.
Spaces covered	New parks and new lots above the existing number of spaces are exempt for 12 months. Applies: Applies to new parks created after the effective date or newly created lots. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The provisions of this section shall not apply to rent or rent increases for new mobile home parks created after the effective date of this chapter or new individual lots created (above the current number of total spaces within an existing park as of the effective date of this chapter) for a period of twelve (12) months. New or relocated mobile homes on vacated lots are exempt for 12 months after the lot is first re-occupied. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to rent or rent increases for new and/or relocated mobile homes placed on vacated lots for a period of twelve (12) months following the first day the lot is re-occupied. Lots under qualifying voluntary leases longer than 36 months are exempt for the lease term and uninterrupted extensions. Applies: Lease made on or after the effective date; the tenant's own residence; the lease's first paragraph gives notice of the exemption. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The term of the lease is in excess of a thirty-six (36) month duration; Lots are exempt for 12 months right after ownership transfers or specified qualifying vacancies. Applies: Applies to an ownership transfer or vacancy for listed tenant-related causes. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile home lots, for a period of twelve (12) months, immediately following: Lots exempt under state law, or owned by government agencies, are excluded. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile home lots that are exempt through State Law exemptions such as Civil Code Section 798.45 and Section 798 et seq. or owned by any Government Agencies. Parks with a City agreement containing consistent or more restrictive rent stabilization are excluded. Applies: Applies when the park has entered a qualifying agreement with the City of Selma. § 5-5.5-4 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a mobile home park that has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding or other Agreement with the City of Selma for enforcement of rent stabilization provisions consistent or more restrictive with the limits established in Section 5-5.5-4.
How often rent can go up	Rent can go up not more than once in any 12-month period. § 5-5.5-4 · code text Base Rent increases shall not be increased more than once in any twelve (12) month period.

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Selma's code: Annual increase is 75% of the West Region CPI rise or 3%, whichever is less. (§ 5-5.5-4); An increase above the annual maximum within 12 months may be challenged in a formal petition hearing. (Applies to an increase above the permitted base-rent maximum.) (§ 5-5.5-4).

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