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restricted 55+ park, where Mobilehome Owners and Residents experienced a 15.5%-34.5% increase in the monthly rent effective June 1, 2019.29 This spike in rent is an increase in excess of $200 per month for some Mobilehome Owners and Residents. Another 105 spaces received a rent increase of up to 12%, posing a significant impact for low-income residents on a fixed income. A representative of the Bali Hi park owner stated the owners were very unlikely to halt any further rent increases and if the residents couldn't afford the rent increases, they could leave. 1;amberaf r. (jj) Housing costs continue to escalate in Orange County and Mobilehome Parks serve as an important affordable housing option for residents in the City of Santa Ana. (kk) Since a Mobilehome is affixed to the property on which it resides, it is generally not cost-effective to move it, often resulting in the Homeowner losing the Mobilehome if he or she cannot pay the rent imposed by the landlord. (11) More than 100 local jurisdictions have enacted mobilehome rent control ordinances in California. In Santa Ana, there are 29 mobilehome parks. Mobilehome Owners and Residents of Bali Hi and Kona Kai have recently advocated to the City Council about unaffordable rent increases. Of these speakers, many were veterans, disabled residents, and residents who are on fixed incomes, such as Social Security. (mm) Absent the adoption of this Ordinance, because of the economic conditions and recognized housing shortage in Southern California, significant rent increases will continue to affect a substantial number of Mobilehome residents in the City of Santa Ana and constitute a threat to their public health, safety, and welfare. It will also cause a particular hardship for seniors, of which over half live in age -restricted Mobilehome Parks, persons living on fixed incomes, and other vulnerable persons living in Mobilehome Parks in the City of Santa Ana. (nn) Manufactured housing and Mobilehomes can provide housing opportunities that are affordable to households earning lower and moderate incomes. Further, Mobilehomes provide an important form of affordable housing for a substantial number of Mobilehome Owners/Residents who reside in the City of Santa Ana. The majority of Mobilehome Owners/Residents are fifty-five years of age or older. The majority of Mobilehome Owners own the Mobilehomes that they occupy and many of these Mobilehome Owners have substantial loan payments to meet in addition to Rent payments. 29 ibid. 13