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(c) Mediation is a voluntary collaborative process wherein the Landlord and Tenant(s) who have a disagreement can develop options, consider alternatives, and develop a consensual agreement. The role of the Mediator is to facilitate open communication to resolve a dispute in a non -adversarial and confidential manner. (d) If the Landlord and Tenant agree to a resolution, the Mediator may assist the parties in preparing a written settlement agreement for the signature of the Landlord and the Tenant, provided that in doing so the Mediator confines the assistance to stating the settlement as determined by the parties. Such agreement shall constitute a legally enforceable contract. (e) Should the parties fail to agree to a resolution, or the Mediator determines that the parties have reached an impasse, the Mediator may refer the Petition back to the Program Administrator to continue the Petition review process detailed in this Division. (f) All documents and results related to mediations and facilitations held pursuant to this Article shall be kept confidential and shall be inadmissible as evidence in any subsequent administrative or judicial proceeding. (g) The Mediator and/or Program Administrator shall provide documentation and translation services in the language that the Owner and Tenant used to negotiate the terms of the Tenancy (e.g., Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean), as well as English. Section 8-3147 — Exemptions. (a) Pursuant to the Costa -Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the provisions of this ordinance regulating the amount of Rent that a Residential Real Property Owner may charge shall not apply to the following: any Residential Real Property that has a certificate of occupancy issued after February 1, 1995 (California Civil Code section 1954.52(a)(1)); and, any other provisions of the Costa -Hawkins Rental Housing Act addressing exemptions, as applicable. (b) Pursuant to the Mobilehome Residency Law, the provisions of this ordinance regulating the amount of Rent that a Mobilehome Park Owner may charge for a Mobilehome Space shall not apply to the following: any Mobilehome Space subject to a long term (more than one year) Rental Agreement (California Civil Code section 798.17); any newly constructed Mobilehome Space first offered for rent on or after January 1, 1990 (California Civil Code section 798.45); Mobilehomes not being used as a person's primary residence that are not being leased to someone else (California Civil Code section 798.21); and, any other provisions of the Mobilehome Residency Law addressing exemptions, as applicable. Ordinance No. NS-3027 Page 31 of 43