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PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 6-66 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE - INTRODUCING A MOBILEHOME RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
BACKGROUND: City of Santa Rosa mobilehome park residents (“Residents”) requested a reduction in the maximum allowable annual rent increase. City staff (“Staff”) has reviewed the local and statewide mobilehome rent control landscape and has convened ad hoc meetings between Residents and mobilehome park owners (“Owners”). Accordingly, Staff recommends that the Council reduce the maximum annual allowed rent increase from 100% of CPI with a 6% cap to 75% of CPI with a 5% cap and allow Owners to raise rents by 10% upon in-place transfers. In-place transfers occur when a mobilehome owner sells their home to another person. Currently, the City Code does not allow in-place transfer increases in half of the parks and limits such increases in the other half.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Community Services Department and the City Attorney’s Office th...
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Code sections:
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15061(b)(3) - General Rule Exemption, 15378 - Not a Project
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