§ 540-2.602. Notice and meeting.

(a)

Notice of Increase. At least ninety days before instituting a rent increase and/or decreasing a park service, a park owner shall give written notice of the proposed action, to all affected mobilehome owners. Said notice shall provide the following information:

(1)

Standard and/or administrative rent increase. For rent increases pursuant to subsection (a) and/or (b) of Sections 540-2.404 and/or 540-2.406, the amount of the rent increase both in dollars and as a percentage of existing space rent and either one or both of the following:

(A)

A statement that the park owner considers the rent increase consistent with the standard rent increase limitations of Section 540-2.404; and/or

(B)

A statement that the proposed rent increase is to recover the cost of rent stabilization administration fees pursuant to Section 540-2.406. The notice shall include information supporting the increase, including calculations used by the park owner to apportion the cost of the administrative fee among the affected mobilehome owners;

(2)

Reduction in Park Service. For a reduction in a park service with or without a decrease in space rent, the specific park service or services to be reduced and the decrease in space rent to be effectuated, if any. The park owner shall also provide any explanation or justification for the proposed action;

(3)

Capital Improvement Increase. For a capital improvement increase, the amount of the rent increase both in dollars and as a percentage of existing rent, the duration of the rent increase, facts explaining and supporting the increase, including calculations used to determine how the amount of the increase was determined and apportioned;

(4)

Major Rent Increase. For a major rent increase other than a reduction in a park service without a concurrent decrease in space rent, the amount of the rent increase both in dollars and as a percentage of existing space rent and facts supporting the increase.

(b)

Notice of Meeting. Concurrently with providing notice of a rent increase as required in subdivision (a), above, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the park owner shall provide at least thirty days' advance written notice of a meeting to discuss the rent increase, and to provide an opportunity for the affected mobilehome owners to ask questions of the park owner or the park owner's representative about the rent increase. The notice of the meeting shall include the time or times of the meeting, which time(s) shall be convenient for as many affected mobilehome owners as is reasonably practicable, and the exact location of the meeting, which shall be at the mobilehome park. The informal meeting, once begun, may be continued by the park owner to another date or time. The rent increase shall not become effective until forty-five days after the commencement of the informal meeting.

(c)

Notice to Rent Review Officer and Homeowners' Representative. The park owner shall serve a copy of the notice of rent increase and a list of the names and addresses of all persons receiving the notice upon the rent review officer at least eighty-five days before the effective date of the rent increase. The rent review officer shall acknowledge the date of receipt of the notice and list of names in writing upon the request of the park owner. The park owner shall provide a copy of the names and addresses of all mobilehome owners receiving notice to the mobilehome owners' representative within five days of the date of request therefor by the mobilehome owners' representative. Failure to provide a copy of the names and addresses of affected mobilehome owners shall not invalidate the rent increase, but the rent increase shall be delayed one day for each day after five days after the date of request, until the names and addresses of the affected mobilehome owners have been provided.

(d)

Manner of Giving Notice. Notices of rent increases or of meetings required by this chapter shall be given personally to the affected mobilehome owner, deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the homeowner at his or her site within the mobilehome park, or by other manner agreed upon in writing by and between the park owner and the affected mobilehome owner. Affixing a notice on the door or other part of a mobilehome shall not constitute valid delivery, and shall not constitute substantial compliance with the requirements of this section unless such manner of delivery is agreed to in writing by the affected mobilehome owner.

(Ords. 99-24, § 5; 97-8, § 5; 95-31).