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Mobilehome park rent in National City

National City'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 National City Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What National City's code says

National City code What National City's code adds
Annual increase limit
  • Increase: lower of 3% plus the CPI change, or 5%, applied to the lowest rate in the prior 12 months.
    § 9.64.050 · code text
    management shall not over the course of any twelve month period, increase the gross rental rate for a tenancy in a mobile home park more than three percent plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, or five percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for tenancy at any time during the twelve months prior to the effective date of the increase.
Spaces covered
  • Leases over one year are excluded when exempted by state law and containing all required provisions, including the rent-control notice.
    § 9.64.030 · code text
    This chapter shall not apply to leases for a term exceeding one year which are exempted by California Civil Code Section 798.17, so long as such leases contain all the required provisions for exemption, including a statement in the first sentence of the first paragraph, in at least twelve point type or capital letters, giving notice to the mobilehome resident that, by entering into the lease, the rent control provisions of this chapter will be automatically superseded by the lease provisions regarding rent and rent increases.
How often rent can go up
  • No more than two increments over any 12-month period.
    Applies: Applies when the same homeowner keeps the tenancy over the 12 months.
    § 9.64.050 · code text
    If the same homeowner maintains a tenancy over any twelve month period, the gross rental rate for the tenancy shall not be increased in more than two increments over that twelve-month period, subject to the other restrictions of this chapter governing gross rental rate increase.
When a home is sold or vacated
  • Management may set the initial rent without the annual cap; the cap applies to later increases.
    Applies: Applies to a new tenancy in which no homeowner from the prior tenancy remains in lawful possession of the space.
    § 9.64.050 · code text
    For a new tenancy in which no homeowner from the prior tenancy remains in lawful possession of the mobile home space, management may establish the initial rental rate not subject to subsection A. Subsection A shall be applicable to subsequent increases after that initial rental rate has been established.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Does National City limit rent increases for mobilehome park spaces?

National City's code: Increase: lower of 3% plus the CPI change, or 5%, applied to the lowest rate in the prior 12 months. (§ 9.64.050); Leases over one year are excluded when exempted by state law and containing all required provisions, including the rent-control notice. (§ 9.64.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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