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PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 6-66 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE, RENT CONTROL - MOBILEHOMES, TO SET CUMULATIVE LIMIT ON RENT INCREASES FOR COMBINED CALENDAR YEARS 2023 AND 2024
BACKGROUND: In December 2022, the Council adopted an Amendment to the Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance (Chapter 6-66) that reduced the maximum annual allowable rent increase for a mobilehome space from 100% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up to a 6% increase, to 70% of CPI up to a 4% increase. The Amendment took effect on January 6, 2023. Some mobilehome parks, however, had rent increases effective January 1, 2023, at 100% of CPI, which was 5.7%. Mobilehome parks with rent increases on and after January 6, 2023, applied the new reduced rate of 70% of CPI or 3.99%. Staff has been evaluating options to provide a remedy for the residents of mobilehome parks that had increases at 100% of CPI in early January 2023, and has determined that a further adjustment to the Ordinance is appropriate to provide c...
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