Rent Stabilization News
San Jose mobile park residents face sky-high rent hike despite city rule that prohibits it
By Vicente Vera | Source Illegal rent increases at a mobile home park just outside the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds have San Jose housing department staff turning to the city attorney for help. A Nov. 7 report by Housing Director Erik L. Soliván alleges the owners...
Petaluma strengthens rent control for mobile home dwellers
by Marc Albert | Source | Residents of Petaluma trailer parks gained more safeguards this week, as the city council there became the latest in Sonoma County to strengthen rent controls at mobile home parks. The unanimous vote largely makes permanent rules hastily...
Capitola leaders approve mobile home rent stabilization ordinance
By PK Hattis | Source | CAPITOLA — The Capitola City Council voted unanimously Thursday to add mobile home rent stabilization measures to its municipal code just days before a steep increase in rental prices for residents of Cabrillo Mobile Home Estates Park were set...
Capitola City Council to consider mobile home rent control ordinance
By PK HATTIS | Source | CAPITOLA — Following a public outcry earlier this month from Capitola mobile home park residents condemning a significant rental increase from their property owner, Capitola leaders will consider taking action this week to address the...
Rent for a Capitola mobile home park is increasing 56%, city council is stepping in
By Christian Balderas | Source | CAPITOLA, Calif. — A 12-year-long lease, which includes affordability caps, is coming to an end for residents at a Capitola mobile home park. Now, the landlord plans to increase rent by 56%. In March, Cabrillo Mobile Home Estates Park,...
Windsor is next in Sonoma County to limit rent hikes in mobile home parks
The move comes on the heels of Santa Rosa’s own vote to enact rent limits to safeguard mobile home tenants. By Marissa Endicott | Source | On the heels of Santa Rosa, the Windsor Town Council voted Wednesday to enact stricter rent control for mobile home park...
New owners, new name. What life at the former ‘Trails End Mobile Home Park’ is like now
By Soreath Hok | Source A Fresno mobile home park which saw some of the city’s worst living conditions after years of neglect is now under new ownership. But residents still have questions about their future at the park. It’s 9 a.m. on a recent Tuesday and a team from...
‘Our fight is for every resident at every mobile home park.’ National City approves rent control
The ordinance imposes a 5 percent rent cap for all mobile home parks in National City. BY TAMMY MURGA | Source The National City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that temporarily limits rent increases at mobile home parks. The ordinance, which...
