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27 <br /> <br />the maximum Rent shall be a defense in any action brought to recover possession of a Mobilehome <br />Space for nonpayment of Rent or to collect the illegal Rent. <br /> <br />[4-39-250] Disclosures. <br /> <br />A Park Owner shall disclose to each prospective Mobilehome Owner the current and proposed Base <br />Rent for the Mobilehome Space, any rental agreement options, provide each prospective Mobilehome <br />Owner a copy of this Chapter, and that if the prospective Mobilehome Owner signs a lease with a ter m <br />of more than one year, that lease will be exempt from rent stabilization in addition to notice required <br />pursuant to Civil Code section 798.74.5 of the Mobilehome Residency Law. The Park Owner shall give <br />the required disclosure and provide a copy of this Chapter to the prospective Mobilehome Owner at the <br />time that the Park Owner, or Owner’s representative, receives the prospective Mobilehome Owner’s <br />application for tenancy. The Park Owner shall obtain a signature of the prospective Mobilehome <br />Owner on the disclosure form acknowledging receipt of the disclosures. The Park Owner shall retain the <br />signed disclosure form throughout the entire tenancy of the Mobilehome Owner. This signed form shall <br />be made available to the Rent Review Officer upon reasonable written notice. <br /> <br />[4-39-252] Prospective Mobilehome Owner; Tenancy Twelve Months or Less. <br /> <br />All prospective Mobilehome Owners shall be offered the option of a tenancy of twelve (12) months or <br />less upon terms consistent with the provisions of this Article. This section shall not apply to prevent a <br />mutually agreed upon assignment between a Park Owner and an existing Mobilehome Owner of an <br />existing lease, provided any such assignment does not violate the provisions in this Article applicable to <br />in-place transfer Rent Increases. <br /> <br />[4-39-255] Rent Stabilization Administration, Fees. <br /> <br />A. Administrative Regulations: The Rent Review Officer may administratively adopt <br />implementing regulations that are consistent with the provisions and intent of this <br />Article. <br /> <br />B. Rent Stabilization Administration Fee: All or any portion of the costs to administer this <br />Chapter may be collected by the imposition of an annual rent stabilization administration fee, <br />which shall be established by the City Council. The fee, if any, shall be chargeable against <br />every Mobilehome Space in the City subject to rent stabilization. The Park Owner shall remit <br />payment to the City within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and may pass- <br />through up to one-half of the fee to those Mobilehome Owners subject to the fee as a <br />government mandated expense pass-through. The fee is intended to cover the full cost of <br />administration and the fee assessment amount may be amended from time to time by <br />resolution of the City Council. <br /> <br />C. Other Fees: The City Council may adopt by resolution additional fees as necessary to <br />reimburse the City for its costs to implement this Chapter, and may allocate specified <br />charges to the respective Parties. <br /> <br />[4-39-257] Amendment. <br /> <br />Any amendment to this Article shall require a prior public hearing before the City Council with notice <br />thereof mailed to all Affected Mobilehome Owners in the City at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines based on the finding that the <br />provisions of the Ordinance constitute additional regulation for a process already existing under