To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance Implementing Rules and Procedures
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive the staff report on the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance;
2. Review the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Rules and Guidelines, including the remedies for non-compliance; and
3. Adopt the draft Resolution establishing Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Rules and Guidelines.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance administrative funds collected from park residents, paid to the park owners, and delivered to county.
DISCUSSION:
This report has been prepared to update the Board of Supervisors on implementation of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO) and to propose new implementing guidelines. The original implementing Guidelines were adopted December 13, 2016, concurrent with the administrative fee, shortly after adoption of the ordinance. Much has come to light in the last two years and staff is recommending that the Board review and adopt more thorough Rules and Procedures to assist in implementing the MHRSO.
The MHRSO was proposed as an initiative measure (Measure V) by a group of mobile home owners from the McKinleyville area and passed in November 2016. It is codified as Humboldt County Code Section 9101-1, et seq. Measure V as approved by the voters was adapted from an ordinance adopted in a city and did not fully address some of the concerns present in a geographically large and rural jurisdiction. Additionally, after two full years questions have arisen with regard to implementation of some sections of the MHRSO.
The Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Sections 9101-23, Rules and Guidelines and 9101-24 Compelling Compliance) allow the county to adopt rules and procedures to implement the ordinance and provide the abili...
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