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City of Santa Ana Mobile Home Parks <br />Assessment of Existing Conditions and Policy Options <br />May 21, 2019 <br />parties must enforce the MRL against one another in a court of law. The State <br />Department of Housing and Community Development does not have authority to <br />enforce these Civil Code provisions. For example, a park owner must utilize an unlawful <br />detainer procedure in a court to evict a homeowner for non-payment of rent or failure to <br />abide by reasonable park rules. By the same token, if the management company does <br />not abide by the MRL, the manufactured home owner must bring legal action in court to <br />enfore the MRL requirements. <br />A City ordinance and review board can provide an alternative method of solving <br />problems. The City of Vista, for example, has established a program of contractual <br />obligations know as the Mobile Home Park Accord, with owners of privately held mobile <br />home parks within the City to encourage equitable treatment, fair dealing and an <br />alternative "model lease agreement' between the owners and their tenants. The Accord <br />regulates certain aspects of the tenant/landlord relationship and conditions within the <br />mobile home parks, and provides a means for identifying and resolving disputes <br />between owners and residents. <br />The City of Los Angeles also has a Mobile Home Tenant Protection Ordinance which <br />protects current and prospective mobile home owners and tenants with lease terms of <br />12 months or less. Leases of mobile homes or mobile home spaces with a term greater <br />than 12 months are exempt from the Ordinance. The Ordinance requires mobile home <br />park owners to include certain language in at least 12 point bold face type on any long <br />term lease greater than 12 months which is exempted from the City of Los Angeles <br />Rent Stabilization Ordinance. <br />Mobile Home Park Review Board <br />Of the 101 jurisdictions in California with rent stabilization ordinances, the overwhelming <br />majority (81 jurisdictions or 80%) have some form of committee or board review process <br />in place to receive complaints from residents and owners regarding alleged violations, <br />and provide a forum to resolve such disputes. While most boards appear to be citizen <br />participation committees, some of the review processes are also handled by City staff <br />and others are referred to arbitration or mediation. <br />21 <br />65A-24 <br />