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City Council
September 19, 2023
MOBILE HOME PARKS RENT STABILIZATION
ORDINANCE ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING
Housing Authority
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2 ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING
Purpose of Public Hearing
1. Review activities relative to the Mobile
Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance
over the past 12 months; and
2. Announce the maximum allowable annual
rent increase for 2024 based on the July
2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) for
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.
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3 PAST 12-MONTH ACTIVITY
During the reporting period, staff carried out the Mobile Home Courtesy Review Program, which is:
1. An annual review of streets in mobile home parks;
2. Provides the Mobile Home Rent Review Hearing Board with a photographic history of the appearance of streets within mobile home parks over time; and
3. August 30, 2023: Authorization forms were mailed out to property owners. Forms are due back by September 30, 2023.
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4 RMC SECTION 5.75.027
DISCLOURE REQUIREMENTS
1. Prospective tenants must be informed that rental agreements with a term of more than one year are not subject to the City’s rent stabilization ordinance; and
2. The City is required to notify mobile home park owners annually of their notice obligations under state law and RMC 5.75.027:
A. Informing prospective tenants that lease terms of more than one year are not subject to local rent control ordinances; and B. Lease agreements must include a printed copy of the Mobile Home Residency Law.
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5 MOBILE HOME PARKS RENT STABILIZATION
ORDINANCE – RMC SECTION 5.75.040
Allowable annual rent increases each calendar year
• Up to 80% of the change in the CPI for the year ending July 31, 2023, for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario region • Changes in property taxes or government mandated
costs in excess of 2% per year
• Capital improvements to existing facilities
• Increases in state fees
• Rent increases associated with sale of a space
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6 PRIOR RENTAL INCREASES
CPI SOURCEMAXIMUM RENT INCREASESCPI INDEXYEAR
Los Angeles –
Anaheim ‐
Riverside
1.92%2.40%2011
1.92%2.40%2012
1.84%2.30%2013
0.64%0.80%2014
1.44%1.80%2015
0.88%1.10%2016
1.12%1.40%2017
2.24%2.80%2018
3.12%3.90%2019
Riverside –S a n
Bernardino ‐
Ontario
2.08%2.60%2020
1.36%1.70%2021
5.20%6.50%2022
7.36%9.20%2023
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7 2024 RENT INCREASE
• CPI for period ending July 31, 2023: 3.4%
• 2024 allowable rent increase: 2.72%
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8 RMC 5.75
• Staff and City Attorney’s Office to rereview RMC 5.75 • Present recommended changes to WMA, local mobile
home park owners, and park residents
• Staff’s final recommendations to be presented to the
Housing & Homelessness Committee for their
consideration
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9 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan Priorities
Cross-Cutting Threads
#2 Community Well-Being
Community Trust
Equity
Fiscal Responsibility
Innovation
Sustainability &
Resiliency
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10 That the City Council:
1. Conduct the public hearing as required by Section
5.75.080 of the Riverside Municipal Code for the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance;
2. Direct staff to notify mobile home park owners and
representatives on record of the maximum allowable
rent increase for calendar year 2024 is 2.72% pursuant to Section 5.75.040 of the Riverside Municipal Code; and
RECOMMENDATIONS
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11 3. Receive a report on all activi ties that have taken place relative to the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization
Ordinance for the 2022 reporting from September 1,
2022, through August 31, 2023.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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