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Control in the City of Oceanside concluded that between 1999-2011 Oceanside Taxpayers have spent and lost $7.5 million as a result of their ordinance and were trending to spend or lose $8 million in the next ten years. I've enclosed the study for your review. Quoting form Page 16 of the staff report: "Mobile Homes represent the largest sector of non -subsidized and non -covenanted affordable housing in the Untied States, yet often with few protections" This statement is factually false. In California, mobile home park tenants enjoy more protections than apartment tenants. The Mobile Home Residency Law (MRL), essentially, provides resident protections for just cause evictions, mobilehome tenancy, utility service and billing, rental agreements, change of use, HOAs, park rules, fees, caregivers, pets, streets, trees, driveways, security deposits, common areas, homeowner communications and meetings, subleasing, termination of tenancy, home sales and age restrictions to name only a few. CONCERNS FROM BALI HI RESIDENTS WMA, MHET and the management of Bali Hi met with City Staff on April 30". It was a good discussion and we were able to convey the following facts about Bali Hi ownership: • The ownership has been the same families for many years. • For many years, the rent increases were non-existent, or minimal up to approximately $15. • This rent schedule has produced a large rent differential. Some residents were paying $315 per space, per month more than their neighbor. • The recent increase was structured to reduce this large differential. The breakdown is as follows: ➢ 66% of the park (102 spaces) received increases 4% - 6.96°% ➢ 11 % of the park (17 residents) received increases of 9.15% - 12.22% ➢ 22% of the park (34 residents) received increases of 13% - 26% ➢ 4 residents are on Section 8 ➢ 10 residents receive the MHET Resident Assistance Program (RAP) funded by the park owner. Even with below market rents, the ownership continued to invest in the property. They have installed limited access gates and an 8-ft security wall to address the increase in criminal activity by non-residents. They have also remodeled the clubhouse. • Due to resident's concerns of future rent increases, the owner has begun the process to offer long-term leases to Bali Hi residents. Long-term leases are voluntary and fully enforceable in court. They provide a low, predictable increase for the resident while at the same time allow the park