"My space rent is $2,271.64, and if I receive year-after-year increases of 5%, I'll lose my home," said Santiago Villa resident Barbara Davis. "I want to stay in my home, but I'm not going to be able to if there are so many increases year after year."
At the meeting, mobile home park owners expressed satisfaction with the current ordinance, which is set at the rate of inflation with a 2% floor and 5% ceiling. It balances the needs of residents and park owners, they said.
In a 2-1 vote, the Rental Housing Committee (RHC) recommended at their Dec. 12 meeting that the city cap rent increases for mobile homes below the rate of inflation.
Committee members Kevin Ma and Edie Keating voted in favor of limiting rent increases to 60% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with no floor and a 5% ceiling. This went a step further than what the city had proposed.
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