Mobile home park rent control and overcharges
Summary
Mobile home park residents urged the council to act on the 1992 Measure P rent-control measure before park owners file new rent-increase applications in 2027. The city attorney said the county archives don't contain Measure P's actual language yet, leaving legal questions unanswered.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 14
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Oct 7, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Residents warn hundreds of mobile homeowners could face thousands of dollars in increased space rents if changes are delayed.
Mobile home park residents, many of them long-term and fixed-income homeowners.
If the ordinance isn't amended before new applications arrive in 2027, mobile home owners face sharply higher space rents.
Mentions & discussions (13)
City Council Regular - Nov 4, 2026
The city attorney found the long-lost Measure P documents and reported that the vast majority of the mobile home rent control ordinance was enacted by voter initiative — meaning the council can't touch or change it, and there's no path to a moratorium.
City Council Regular - Oct 21, 2026
Mobile home park residents urged the council to act on the 1992 Measure P rent-control measure before park owners file new rent-increase applications in 2027. The city attorney said the county archives don't contain Measure P's actual language yet, leaving legal questions unanswered.
City Council Regular - Oct 7, 2026
The city attorney and manager confirmed they are retrieving the original Measure P ballot language to determine what changes can be made to the mobile home ordinance without returning to voters, with a modified ordinance possible. Residents, including a mobile home park association president, thanked the council for the attention.
City Council Regular - Sep 2, 2026
Residents of the Mobile 400 park on Craig Drive say their park owner has been overcharging them a half percent on rent for five months across 167 units, and they're asking the city to put a moratorium on rent increase applications. A workshop on the mobile home ordinance is expected around October.
City Council Regular - Jun 17, 2026
Mobile home park residents said a long-promised rent control ordinance update still isn't calendared, and that parks are charging the wrong 2.75% increase instead of the corrected 2.25%. A rent review workshop is expected in late summer at the community center.
City Council Regular - May 20, 2026
Mobile home park residents praised the city's community workshops and urged the council to schedule its ordinance amendment workshop as soon as possible — the second reading must happen by September for changes to take effect before the fall rent-increase application window. Hundreds of residents from all seven parks attended the forums and endorsed the proposal by show of hands.
City Council Regular - May 5, 2026
The city's first rent control forum drew about 150 residents; a second workshop is coming with park owners and stakeholders. Council asked staff to make sure all mobile home park residents get mailed flyers — mailing addresses were wrong for several parks.
Planning Commission - Apr 28, 2026
The city held a well-attended workshop on updating its mobile home rent control ordinance — about 150 residents, a third of mobile home park residents, showed up — with another workshop set for May 17.
City Council Regular - Apr 15, 2026
The council adopted Ordinance 1353, which blocks park owners from filing successive rent increase applications within 12 months of a denial based on the same facts. A community forum for mobile home park residents on the rent control ordinance will be held Sunday, April 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Community Center.
City Council Regular - Apr 1, 2026
The new ordinance stops park owners from repeatedly filing essentially identical rent-increase applications within a year of a denial, protecting seniors and fixed-income residents from constant uncertainty — with an exception if the owner shows a material change in circumstances.
City Council Regular - Mar 18, 2026
The council tabled its ordinance limiting how often mobilehome parks can file rent increase applications, after the city attorney added language on property taxes. It will come back for a new first reading.
City Council Regular - Mar 4, 2026
The council adopted an urgency ordinance stopping park owners from re-filing denied rent increase applications within 12 months, with narrow exceptions. Residents of the Harmony park had faced back-to-back 45% and 47.5% increase requests.
City Council Regular - Feb 4, 2026
Residents of River's Edge (formerly 400 Mobile Estates) say a new park owner filed a second rent-increase application just days after a 45% increase was denied, and another for 47%. They want the outdated 1980s-era ordinance updated to cap applications at once every 12 months.
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