Agenda Item Wording:
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Mobile Home Park Standardized Lease Program Review and Approval - Review annual report on rental information received from participating mobile home park owners under the 2020 Standardized Lease Program Agreement and consider approval of the 2025 Standardized Lease Program Agreement with participating mobile home park owners along with the 2025 Model Lease Agreement.
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Deadline for Action: 4/7/2025
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jim Koontz, Assistant City Attorney, (559) 372-2400; Margie Perez, Housing Specialist, (559) 713-4460
Department Recommendation:
Review annual report on rental information received from participating mobile home park owners under the 2020 Standardized Lease Program Agreement and approve the proposed 2025 Standardized Lease with all mobile home park owners that will agree to participate in the program; and offer the 2025 Model Lease to residents that live within those mobile home parks.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia has entered into memorandums with participating mobile home park owners as an alternative to a rent control ordinance since the 1990's. The current agreement expires in June 2025. Under these agreements the participating parks have agreed to offer a Standardized Lease Agreement with specific rental increase maximums and in exchange if the City were to pass a rent control ordinance these participating parks would be exempt.
The model agreement requires the participating Park Owners to offer a Model Lease with limitations on how much space rental rates can increase per year. Rental increases are to be the same rate as the social security cost of living increases, with a minimum allowable percentage increase of three percent (3%) and a maximum increase of seven percent (7%). If the social security increase is less than the minimum rate the rent can be increased...
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