Mobilehome park rent in Calistoga: the local rules

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Annual increase limit	Lesser of 100% of the CPI percent change or 6% of the base rent. § 2.22.070 · code text The permissible annual increase shall be the lesser of: 1. One hundred (100) percent of the percent change in the CPI; or 2. Six percent of the base rent. Increases above the annual limit but under 300% of the CPI change require the code's review procedures. Applies: Increase more than the annual limit and less than 300% of the CPI change. § 2.22.070 · code text If a park owner wishes to increase the space rent on the anniversary date or within a 12-month period more than the amount permitted in subsection (A) of this section and less than 300 percent of the percent change in the CPI, the procedures set forth in CMC § 2.22.080 and § 2.22.090 shall be followed. Increases at or above 300% of the CPI change require automatic arbitration to show good cause. Applies: Increase equal to or more than 300% of the CPI change. § 2.22.070 · code text If a park owner wishes to increase the rent payable for any mobile home space on the anniversary date or within a 12-month period in an amount equal to or more than 300 percent of the percent change in the CPI, the procedures set forth in CMC § 2.22.080 and § 2.22.090 shall be followed except that the petition requirements of CMC § 2.22.090(C) and (D) shall not apply because an arbitration shall automatically be required to show good cause why such an increase is necessary.
Spaces covered	Spaces with a written rental agreement longer than 12 months are exempt. Applies: The agreement must meet Civil Code Section 798.17. § 2.22.030 · code text the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile home spaces which are subject to a written rental agreement that is for more than a 12-month duration. Such spaces are exempt from regulation under this chapter pursuant to Civil Code Section 798.17. Newly constructed spaces first held out for rent after January 1, 1990 are exempt. § 2.22.030 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall also not apply to a newly constructed space initially held out for rent after January 1, 1990, in accordance with Civil Code Section 798.45.
How often rent can go up	No increase within 12 months of the effective date of the preceding rent increase. Applies: Unless an arbitrator determines otherwise, or costs not reasonably foreseeable require it. § 2.22.070 · code text space rent shall not be increased within 12 months of the effective date of the preceding rent increase
Petitions and pass-throughs	Homeowners or their representatives may petition the Administrator for space rent review within 30 days of the increase notice. Applies: Talks with the park owner did not settle it; at least 51 percent of affected homeowners sign. § 2.22.090 · code text the homeowners or their representative(s) may file with the Administrator a petition for space rent review with a copy of the notice of rent increase within 30 days after receipt of the rent increase notice. A petition must be signed by at least 51% of all affected homeowners. Applies: Petition for review of a rent increase. § 2.22.090 · code text The Administrator shall not accept a petition for review of a rent increase unless it has been signed by at least 51 percent of all affected homeowners. Increases under the listed subsections require mandatory mediation; unresolved disputes go to petition and arbitration. Applies: Rent increase under subsections (B), (C) or (D) of the code's rent increase section. § 2.22.090 · code text If a rent increase is pursuant to CMC § 2.22.070(B), (C), or (D), then after service of the rent increase notice and the production of the accompanying information required by CMC § 2.22.080, the park owner shall set a time and place for a mandatory informational meeting with the homeowners and a mediation meeting

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Calistoga's code: Lesser of 100% of the CPI percent change or 6% of the base rent. (§ 2.22.070); Increases above the annual limit but under 300% of the CPI change require the code's review procedures. (Increase more than the annual limit and less than 300% of the CPI change.) (§ 2.22.070).

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