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Mobilehome park rent in Malibu

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

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

What Malibu's code says

Malibu code What Malibu's code adds
Annual increase limit
  • No more than the CPI change, and not more than 5%; an increase of up to 2% is also allowed.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    Space rents may be increased automatically and annually by no more than the total percentage change in the CPI for the applicable CPI adjustment period as determined by the city, except that space rent shall not be increased by more than five percent
Spaces covered
  • The chapter does not apply to mobilehome park spaces rented for nonresidential uses.
    Applies: Nonresidential uses.
    § 5.16.030 · code text
    Mobilehome park spaces rented for nonresidential uses;
  • The chapter does not apply to parks managed or operated by the U.S. Government, California, Los Angeles County or Malibu.
    Applies: Government-managed or government-operated parks.
    § 5.16.030 · code text
    Mobilehome parks managed or operated by the United States Government, the state of California, the county of Los Angeles or the city of Malibu;
  • The chapter does not apply to tenancies of no more than 20 days, with no plan to stay longer.
    Applies: Short-term tenancies.
    § 5.16.030 · code text
    Tenancies which do not exceed an occupancy of 20 days and which do not contemplate an occupancy of more than 20 days;
  • The chapter does not apply to tenancies for which federal or state law or regulation specifically prohibits rent regulations.
    Applies: Federal or state law or regulation prohibits rent regulations.
    § 5.16.030 · code text
    Tenancies for which any federal or state law or regulation specifically prohibits rent regulations;
  • The chapter does not apply to tenancies under rental agreements exempt from local ordinances by Civil Code Section 798.17.
    Applies: Rental agreements exempt under Civil Code Section 798.17.
    § 5.16.030 · code text
    Tenancies subject to rental agreements exempt from local ordinances pursuant to Civil Code Section 798.17; and
How often rent can go up
  • One year between formula increases.
    Applies: Formula increases for a particular space.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    Calculation of the one-year limitation on formula increases shall be from the date the last formula increase became effective for that particular space.
Petitions and pass-throughs
  • The park owner may pass on actual unreimbursed costs of new government-required services, with 60 days' written notice.
    Applies: Services new or added since March 28, 1991; cost divided by number of spaces and 12 months; only the last 12 months of costs.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    The park owner's actual out-of-pocket costs of providing government required services may be charged to the homeowner upon 60 days' written notice, using the following formula: Amount actually paid by the park owner, divided by the total number of spaces in the mobilehome park, divided by 12 months, equals the sum for government-required services to be charged to the homeowner.
  • The park owner may pass on net capital improvement costs plus interest as a monthly charge, with 60 days' notice.
    Applies: Needs the stated vote and commission review; necessary infrastructure work goes to the city manager, with no commission review.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    the actual net costs of a capital improvement plus an interest charge to compensate the park owner for the use of money in making the improvement, as described below, may be charged to the homeowners upon 60 days' written notice, using the following formula: net amount actually paid by the park owner for the capital improvement, plus an interest charge as described below, divided by the total number of spaces in the mobilehome park affected by the improvement, divided by the amortization period for the capital improvement allowed by the Internal Revenue Service, equals the monthly sum for capital improvements to be charged to the homeowners and billed separately from space rent.
  • The city manager may approve special, limited rent increases for needed infrastructure work. No commission review is required or permitted.
    Applies: The owner shows the work meets Section 5.16.020 and, if possible, got at least 3 qualified bids and chose the lowest responsible bid.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    the city manager may approve special and limited rent increases for necessary infrastructure improvements upon a showing by the park owners that the proposed improvement meets the requirements of Section 5.16.020 and that the park owner obtained a minimum of three bids from qualified persons/entities to perform the work, if possible, and that the park owner selected the person/entity submitting the lowest responsible bid
  • The commission must approve it after the owner files an application showing the expense, amount and proof of majority vote.
    Applies: Capital improvement pass-through.
    § 5.16.100 · code text
    Any proposed capital improvement to be passed through to homeowners must be approved by the commission after the park owner files an application showing the amount of the expense, the amount to be passed through and proof of a majority vote in favor of the special and limited rent increases.
  • Homeowners may start commission review by filing a written petition with the city clerk.
    Applies: A proposed land rent increase.
    § 5.16.100 · code text
    Homeowner(s) in a mobilehome park may initiate commission review of a proposed land rent increase by filing with the city clerk a written petition.
When a home is sold or vacated
  • Space rent may be increased by up to 15% of the maximum allowable rent before the vacancy.
    Applies: Upon vacancy.
    § 5.16.090 · code text
    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, upon vacancy, space rent may be increased up to fifteen percent of the then current maximum allowable rent permitted by this chapter prior to the vacancy.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Malibu limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

Malibu's code: No more than the CPI change, and not more than 5%; an increase of up to 2% is also allowed. (§ 5.16.090); The chapter does not apply to mobilehome park spaces rented for nonresidential uses. (Nonresidential uses.) (§ 5.16.030).

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