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ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro City Council to Add Mobilehome Space Rent Stabilization to the City of San Leandro Municipal Code (An Ordinance that Regulates Space Rents in San Leandro Mobilehome Parks)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro recites the following:
WHEREAS, the State of California recognizes, by the adoption of special legislation regulating tenancies of mobilehome owners in mobilehome parks, that there is a significant difference between homeowners in mobilehome parks and other dwelling units; and
WHEREAS, the State likewise recognizes that homeowners in mobilehome parks, unlike apartment tenants or residents of other rental housing stock, are in the unique position of having made a substantial investment in a residence, the space for which is rented or leased and not owned (Galland v. County of Clovis (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1003, 1009); and
WHEREAS, state law defines mobilehomes as a residential structure if they have been in place for nine months or greater (State Law, Chapter 2.5, Cal. Civil Code, Article 1, section 798.3(b)(2) ("The trailer or other recreational vehicle occupies a mobilehome site in the park for nine or more continuous months commencing on or after November 15, 1992").); and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has nine (9) mobile home parks with a total of approximately eight hundred fifty-five (855) spaces located within the City limits. These spaces represent a significant portion of the affordable housing supply within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro General Plan, Chapter 6, Housing Element provides for the following goals and actions:
1. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks. Promote the conservation and rehabilitation of mobile home parks without displacing tenants or reducing the number of affordable units. Mobile home parks should be recognized as an important affordable housing resource for San Leandro's seniors and low-income hou...
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