Does Lompoc limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Lompoc's code: 75% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index. (If the CPI rises by more than 10%, only 50% of the excess over 10% is allowed.) (§ 5.60.060); All Lompoc mobilehome tenancies are covered, except those used mainly for commercial purposes on January 1, 1983, and some others. (Also excluded: parks of 4 spaces or fewer with an owner-occupied space; new parks for 5 years after occupancy certificate; subsidized tenancies exempted by law.) (§ 5.60.020).

Mobilehome park rent in Lompoc: the local rules

Lompoc code What Lompoc's code adds
Annual increase limit	75% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Applies: If the CPI rises by more than 10%, only 50% of the excess over 10% is allowed. § 5.60.060 · code text management may increase rent for a space over the base rent level in an amount equal to 75 percent of the increase in the Consumer Price Index
Spaces covered	All Lompoc mobilehome tenancies are covered, except those used mainly for commercial purposes on January 1, 1983, and some others. Also excluded: parks of 4 spaces or fewer with an owner-occupied space; new parks for 5 years after occupancy certificate; subsidized tenancies exempted by law. § 5.60.020 · code text This Chapter shall apply, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter, to all mobilehome tenancies in mobilehome parks located in the City of Lompoc except: A. Tenancies which were used primarily for commercial purposes as of January 1, 1983; Tenancies in parks of 4 spaces or fewer are excluded. Applies: Applies where one of the spaces is occupied by the owner. § 5.60.020 · code text Tenancies in mobilehome parks of four spaces or fewer, where one of the spaces is occupied by the owner; Tenancies in parks whose construction began after the effective date of Ord. No. 1187(83) are excluded for 5 years. Applies: Newly built parks; the 5 years run from the date a certificate of occupancy is issued. § 5.60.020 · code text Tenancies in mobilehome parks, the construction of which began after the effective date of Ord. No. 1187(83); provided, however, that such exemption shall continue in effect for only five years from the date a certificate of occupancy is issued; Tenancies with government-subsidized rent are excluded. Applies: Federal or state law or regulations specifically exempt the spaces from rent regulation. § 5.60.020 · code text Tenancies the rental of which is subsidized by any government agency, a Federal or State law or regulations pertaining thereto specifically exempt such spaces from rent regulation. Rental agreements of more than 12 months are exempt from local rent control. Applies: The lease or rental agreement term is more than 12 months. § 5.60.050 · code text State law (California Civil Code Section 798.17 ) provides that rental agreements in excess of 12 months duration are exempt from local rent control.
How often rent can go up	Not more often than once every 365 days per mobilehome park. § 5.60.060 · code text Rental rate adjustments shall not be allowed more frequently than once every 365 days per mobilehome park.
When a home is sold or vacated	When a mobilehome changes ownership, base rent may rise by up to 15%, no more than once per calendar year. Applies: Does not apply to a change of ownership from involuntary eviction, or a tenant's death when spouse, parents or children take over occupancy. § 5.60.040 · code text increases pursuant to this Subsection shall not occur more than once per calendar year, regardless of the number of times ownership changes during the calendar year.
Petitions and pass-throughs	Management may request rent increases above the CPI adjustment. The Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Board reviews and approves them. Applies: The increase exceeds the amount allowed under the CPI adjustment. § 5.60.060 · code text management may request increases in rent in an amount in excess of that allowed in Subsection A above, which increase shall be submitted to the Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Board for its review and approval. The Board may grant an individual rent adjustment shown necessary to give the owner a fair return on investment. Applies: Hardship or fair-return adjustment. § 5.60.090 · code text no provision of this Chapter shall be applied so as to prohibit the Board from granting an individual rent adjustment that is demonstrated necessary by mobilehome park owner to provide the owner with a fair return on investment.

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