§ 540-2.1602. Administration fee.

(a)

Imposition. A rent stabilization administrative fee shall be imposed upon each mobilehome space subject to the rent stabilization requirements of this chapter. Said fee is imposed for the purpose of funding or defraying all costs of administering and enforcing the requirements of this chapter, and may include fees paid for hearings and other proceedings under this chapter unless otherwise collected.

(b)

Amount. The county administrator shall report to the board of supervisors not less than once each fiscal year, his recommendation regarding the amount of the fee necessary to pay the costs of administering this chapter. The amount of the fee shall be as determined by resolution of the board of supervisors. The fee shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to administer and enforce the requirements of this chapter.

(c)

Payment. the park owner shall pay the fee for all of the mobilehome spaces in a park upon which the fee is levied within forty-five days of mailing of the billing.

(d)

Proration. The county administrator may allow the payment of prorated fees if a mobilehome space is subject to the rent stabilization requirements of this ordinance for a period of nine months or less of the year for which the fee is levied.

(e)

Payment by Mobilehome Owners. A park owner may pass through thirty-five percent of the administration fees assessed against the mobilehome spaces in the park to mobilehome owners. The portion of the fee to be passed through shall be apportioned equally among the affected mobilehome spaces. Sixty-five percent of the fee must be borne by the park owners and may not be passed through in any manner to the mobilehome owners.

(f)

Required Information. The rent review officer may require a park owner to provide any and all information reasonably required by the rent review officer to determine and verify the amount of the administrative costs chargeable to a park owner. Upon ten days' written request by the rent review officer, the park owner shall provide any and all information reasonably required by the rent review officer to determine and verify the amount of the administrative costs chargeable to a park owner.

(Ord. 95-31, § 2; Civ. Code, § 798.49).