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ITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
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ebruary 24, 2025
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O: City Council
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ROM: Department of Environmental Services
SUBJECT: RECEIVE AND F ILE THE MOBILE HOM E RENT M EDIATION BO ARD ANNUAL STATUS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
RECOMMENDATION
The Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board recommends that the City Council receive and file the Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board Annual Status Report for Calendar Year 2024.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
The Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board (Board) was established by City Council Resolution No. 83- 31 to provide a forum to help resolve rent disputes in mobile home parks with in the City. Subsequent resolutions have refined the role of the Board and established the Planning Commission as the Board . As detailed in the most recent resolution (Resolution No. 2013- 57), the Board acts in an advisory capacity, which may include taking action to assist in settling rental disputes between management and tenants. The Board must submit an annual status report on its activities and the rental and vacancy rates for the five mobile home parks within its jurisdiction to the City Council each year in February, pursuant to Resolution No. 2013-57.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
On February 5, 2025, the Board reviewed its Annual Status Repor t for Calendar Year 2024 (Attachment A, page 3) and approved it for submission to the City Council. The Board received no petition r equests regarding rent adjustm ents in 2024.
The overall response from the five mobile hom e parks, within the Board’s purview, suggests that the mobile home housing sector continues to experience high demand and low supply, and is a very small portion of the housing stock within the City.
The average rental rate is approximately $868 monthly, $26 above the prior year. This annual rent adjustment is typical and reasonable as it allows park owners to maintain and manage their properties and pay for their debt service. While the overall cost of mobile home living is steadily rising, it is still on e of the most affordable housing options in this high-cost area for lower-income households and those living on a fixed income.
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AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (3)
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The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board Annual Status Report for Calendar Year 2024;
2. Provide staff with further direction.
The Board recommends Alternative No. 1.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to receive and file the Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board Annual Status Report for Calendar Year 2024.
SUMMARY
On February 5, 2025, the Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board approved its Annual Status Report for submission to the City Council. The Board had no activity during the reporting period. It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Board’s Annual Status for Calendar Year 2024.
Stratis Perros
Environmental Services Director
Prepared by: Lindsey Scaringe, Management Analyst
INDEX Page
Attachment A: MHRMB Annual Status Report for CY 2024 .......................................... 3
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OBILE HOME RENT MEDIATION BOARD
ANNUAL STATUS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
1. Board Activities
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he Board received no petitions requesting rent adjustments in 2024. As part of the annual review, City staff sent out a survey to identify changes in mobile home space and unit count, c hanges in unoccupied space and unit count, range of monthly rental rates, and the total monthly rent for all spaces. The five mobile home parks within the Board’s purview responded to the City’s survey, reporting their vacancy and space rental rates for calendar year 2024.
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his housing sector continues to experience high demand with very little supply.
Mobile homes constitute just two percent of all housing stock within the City. While the overall cost for mobile home housing options is steadily rising, it is still among the most affordable housing opti ons in this high -cost area for lower -income households, including those with a fixed income . To assist in maintaining mobile home parks as an affordable and viable housing option, the State of California continues to implement new housing laws to improve services and programs provided through the Mobile Home Assistance Center.
2. Mobile Home Park Vacancy Rates
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t the time of the survey, three (3 ) mobile homes w ere reported vacant across three (3) mobile home parks, resulting in an overall vacancy rate of approximately
0.4 percent. The vacancy rate is determined by the number of unoccupied mobile homes in the five mobile home parks . It does not include vacant spaces not containing mobile homes.
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able 1 – Vacancy Rates (as of December 31, 2024)
Mobile Home
Park
Number of
Spaces
Developed
Acres
Vacant
Mobile
Homes
Current
Vacancy Rate
Vacant
Spaces
Friendly Village 222 25.9 0 0.0% 0
Trade Winds 100 9.2 0 0.0% 0
Crest 41 3.9 1 2.4% 0
Simi Country 274 33.4 1 0.4% 0
Susana Woods 139 20.2 1 0.7% 0
Overall 776 92.6 3 0.4% 0
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3. Mobile Home Rental Rates
The average rental rate across all mobile home parks is approximately $868.15, or $25.51 above the prior year. This represents an approximate 2.94% increase, which is less than the prior year’s increase of 9.66%. Annual rent adjustments are typical and reasonable to allow for park owners to maintain and manage their properties and pay their debt service.
Table 2 – Range of Monthly Rental Rates by Park (as of December 31, 2024)
Friendly Village Trade Winds Crest Simi Country Susana Woods 2024 $560.52 to
$1,100.00
$547.74 to
$1,165.00
$535.00 to
$1,590.00
$374.00 to
$1,750.00
$374.00 to
$1,750.00
2023 $545.52 to
$1,005.00
$530.24 to
$1,130.00
$494.00 to
$1,500.00
$374.00 to
$1,650.00
$374.00 to
$1,550.00
2022 $534.52 to
$990.00
$492.79 to
$1,050.00
$384.00 to
$1,400.00
$374.00 to
$1,450.00
$374.00 to
$1,450.00
2021 $523.52 to
$975.00
$453.79 to
$975.00
$303.00 to
$1,200.00
$374.00 to
$1,350.00
$374.00 to
$1,350.00
2020 $512.52 to
$955.00
$434.79 to
$950.00
$242.00 to
$1,100.00
$374.00 to
$1,150.00
$374.00 to
$1,100.00
Table 3 - Average Rental Rates by Park (as of December 31, 2024)
Friendly Village Trade Winds Crest Simi Country Susana Woods 2024 $912.64 $930.89 $1,102.93 $825.00 $775.00
2023 $850.00 $905.40 $997.00 $825.00 $775.00
2022 $860.61 $850.13 $877.00 $625.00 $775.00
2021 $800.00 $799.20 $830.00 $625.00 $775.00
2020 $801.23 $776.46 $673.79 $625.00 $775.00
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4. Locations of Mobile Home Parks
The following map identifies the locations of the five mobile home parks within the Board’s purview.
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