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File Number: 19-271 <br />maximum rent increase permitted will be a defense in any action brought to recover possession <br />of a Mobilehome Space for nonpayment of rent or to collect the illegal rent. <br />The following rent increases may be implemented anytime during the year: 1) government <br />mandated expense pass-throughs, 2) utility pass-throughs, 3) capital improvement pass-throughs, <br />and 4) in-place transfer rent increases (e.g., eligible change of ownership of the Mobilehome unit, <br />which remains in its space). <br />All prospective tenants must be offered the option of a tenancy of 12 months or less upon terms <br />consistent with the proposed Ordinance unless the Mobilehome Park Owner and the Mobilehome <br />Owners mutually agree upon their own lease terms. <br />Previous Actions <br />On July 16, 2018, staff provided the City Council general information on the status of City <br />Mobilehome Parks. City Council members requested that staff return to the City Council Rules <br />Committee for further discussion and public input regarding mobilehome park space rent. <br />On January 14, 2019, the City Council held a work session regarding the elements of a proposed <br />Ordinance. City staff summarized key components for an ordinance and presented comparable <br />local ordinances. The City Council provided comments and direction to staff to prepare the <br />Ordinance. <br />On March 4, 2019, the City Council conducted a first reading of a proposed Mobilehome Rent <br />Stabilization Ordinance. After receiving public comments and asking questions, City staff was <br />instructed to do further outreach and collect comments from both Mobilehome owners and <br />Mobilehome park owners. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />On October 22, 2018, the City Council Rules Committee held a meeting to receive public input <br />regarding 1) mobilehome park space rents. The City Council Rules Committee directed staff <br />bring the matter to a January 2019 City Council Work Session. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Housing Element Goal 56 Affordable Housing Conservation; Policy 56.08, Conservation of <br />Mobile Home Parks - promote the conservation and rehabilitation of mobile home parks without <br />displacing tenants or reducing the number of affordable units. Mobile home parks should be <br />recognized as an important affordable housing resource for San Leandro’s seniors and <br />low-income households. <br />Housing Element Policy Action 56.08-A: Mobile Home Rent Stabilization - Consider adopting a <br />mobile home rent stabilization ordinance similar to the agreement currently in effect for Mission <br />Bay. (The agreement would apply more broadly to residents of all mobile home parks in the city <br />and help protect the city’s supply of mobile homes.) <br />Page 8 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/14/2019