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Mobilehome park rent in El Cajon

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

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

What El Cajon's code says

El Cajon code What El Cajon's code adds
Petitions and pass-throughs
  • CPI part takes effect after 60-day notice; the balance, if at all, after mediation or 90 days, whichever is sooner.
    Applies: Applies to proposed rental increases not otherwise exempted.
    § 5.82.040 · code text
    That portion of the requested and noticed rental increase (and only that portion) which is equivalent to the Consumer Price Index shall take effect after the sixty-day notice period has expired. The balance of such rental increase shall become effective (if at all) upon completion of mediation, or ninety days after the initial rental increase notice, whichever is sooner.
  • A resident may petition for a rent review hearing within 20 days of the notice of increase.
    Applies: Petition must be signed by residents of 50 percent of the affected spaces plus one; applies to increases not otherwise exempted.
    § 5.82.040 · code text
    Any resident who will be or has been subjected to a proposed rental increase, not exempted by the provisions of Section 5.82.020, may initiate a rent review hearing by filing a petition, within twenty days of notice of rent increase, signed by residents representing fifty percent of the spaces plus one which will be subject to the increase.
Spaces covered
  • Only rent increases above cost of living are covered. Property tax, utility use charges and government-mandated per-space charges are excluded.
    Applies: Applies to rent increases proposed to take effect on or after January 1, 1991.
    § 5.82.020 · code text
    Only rent increases exceeding the cost of living (excluding property tax increases, actual charges for consumption of electricity, gas, water, sewer, trash, cable TV, and governmental mandated per-space charges) which are proposed to take effect on or after January 1, 1991 shall be subject to this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

Does El Cajon limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

El Cajon's code: CPI part takes effect after 60-day notice; the balance, if at all, after mediation or 90 days, whichever is sooner. (Applies to proposed rental increases not otherwise exempted.) (§ 5.82.040); Only rent increases above cost of living are covered. Property tax, utility use charges and government-mandated per-space charges are excluded. (Applies to rent increases proposed to take effect on or after January 1, 1991.) (§ 5.82.020).

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