Does Gilroy limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Gilroy's code: Annual increases are limited to the lesser of 5 percent of base rent or 80 percent of the CPI change. (Increases within this limit are not subject to arbitration; larger increases may go to a formal arbitration hearing.) (§ 14A.4); New mobile home parks, and new lots above an existing park's current space count, are exempt for 12 months. (§ 14A.3).

Mobilehome park rent in Gilroy: the local rules

Gilroy code What Gilroy's code adds
Annual increase limit	Annual increases are limited to the lesser of 5 percent of base rent or 80 percent of the CPI change. Applies: Increases within this limit are not subject to arbitration; larger increases may go to a formal arbitration hearing. § 14A.4 · code text Any rent increase (within any twelve (12) month period) which does not exceed five (5) percent of the base rent or eighty (80) percent of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less, shall not be subject to arbitration.
Spaces covered	New mobile home parks, and new lots above an existing park's current space count, are exempt for 12 months. § 14A.3 · code text The provisions of this chapter 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 placed on vacated lots are exempt for 12 months after the lot is first re-occupied. § 14A.3 · 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 leases longer than 36 months are exempt for the lease term and its uninterrupted, continuous extensions. Applies: The lease must start on or after the effective date, be the tenant's personal and actual residence, and contain the required exemption notice. § 14A.3 · code text The term of the lease is in excess of a thirty-six (36) month duration; Lots are exempt for 12 months after a transfer of ownership, later transfer, or specified tenant-fault vacancy. Applies: The transfer or vacancy must occur after the effective date of the chapter. § 14A.3 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile home lots, for a period of twelve (12) months, immediately following:
How often rent can go up	Rent can go up not more than once in any 12-month period. § 14A.5 · code text Except as otherwise provided within this chapter, the rent of any mobile home space shall not be increased more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
Petitions and pass-throughs	A rent increase above the maximum may be subject to a formal arbitration hearing. Applies: Applies when the increase exceeds the lesser of 5 percent of base rent or 80 percent of the CPI change. § 14A.4 · code text Any rent increase (within any twelve (12) month period) which exceeds the maximum permitted under Section 14A.4(a) may be subject to a formal arbitration hearing under the provisions of this chapter. The excess cannot take effect until an arbitrator, appointed by the rent review officer, approves it at a formal hearing. Applies: Applies to the part of an increase above the limit that is subject to a formal review hearing. § 14A.4 · code text No rent increase increment which is in excess of the amounts specified in Section 14A.4(a) and subject to a formal review hearing, may become effective or be collected by the landlord until such time that the increase increment is approved under a formal review hearing by an arbitrator appointed by the city’s rent review officer. A tenant may petition for a formal hearing, with signatures from at least 51 percent of the park's space registry. Applies: Applies when the landlord proposes an increase above the limit; signatures count spaces without a qualifying rental agreement or lease. § 14A.5 · code text A statement that the tenant has the right and may file a petition request for a formal rent review hearing with the city’s rent review officer. It shall also be stated that the petition must consist of signatures from not less than fifty-one (51) percent of the total mobile home park space registry (from those spaces where tenants are not under a rental agreement and/or lease as governed under Section 14A.3(c));
When a home is sold or vacated	Rent regulation is exempt for 12 months after a vacancy caused by specified tenant fault. Applies: Applies when the prior tenant was evicted for nonpayment, bad checks, late payment, waste, nuisance, unlawful use, or another material rental-agreement violation. § 14A.3 · code text The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile home lots, for a period of twelve (12) months, immediately following:

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