HomeMy Public PortalAbout79-477U ORDINANCE NO. 79-4770
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 79-47OU BY ADDING
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PERMISSIBLE
REASONS FOR TERMINATING OR REFUSING TO
' RENEW A TENANCY IN A MOBILEHOME PARK AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . Ordinance No. 79-47OU is hereby amended
by renumbering Sections 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 as Sections 4 , 5, 6 and
7 respectively.
Section 2 . Ordinance No. 79-47OU is hereby
amended by adding Section 3 to read:
Section 3 . Permissible Reasons for Terminating
or Refusing to Renew a Tenancy.
A. A tenancy which is not subject to the provi-
sions of the Mobilehome Residency Law (Civil Code
Sections 798-799 . 6) shall not be terminated nor shall
its renewal be refused, except for one or more of the
following reasons:
(1) Failure of the tenant to comply with a
' local ordinance or state law or regulation relating to
mobilehomes within a reasonable time after the tenant
receives a notice of noncompliance from the appropriate
governmental agency.
(2) Conduct by the tenant, upon the mobile-
home park premises , which constitutes a substantial
annoyance to other tenants .
(3) Failure of the tenant to comply with a
reasonable rule or regulation of the mobilehome park.
No act or omission of the tenant shall constitute
such a failure to comply unless and until the owner
has given the tenant written notice of the alleged
rule or regulation violation and the tenant has failed
to adhere to the rule or regulation within seven days .
(4) Nonpayment of rent, utility charges, or
reasonable incidental service charges .
(5) Condemnation of the mobilehome park.
(6) Change of use of the mobilehome park,
provided:
(a) The owner gives the tenant written
notice of the proposed change twelve months or more
before the date of the proposed change.
(b) The owner gives each proposed tenant
whose tenancy will commence within twelve months of
the proposed change, written notice thereof prior to
the inception of his tenancy.
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B. Notice of termination or refusal to renew
must be given in writing in the manner prescribed by
Section 1162 of the Code of Civil Procedure at least
sixty days prior to the termination date of the
tenancy. Said notice shall state the date the tenancy
terminates, the reason for the termination or refusal
to renew, and the specific facts upon which the owner
' is relying.
Section 3 . There exists in the City of Carson and
the surrounding area a shortage of mobilehome spaces which
has resulted in a low vacancy rate and rapidly rising space
rents. The purchase of a mobilehome involves a substantial
investment, and their relocation is expensive and difficult.
Due to the foregoing, the City is reviewing and considering a
proposed ordinance which would regulate the rents charged
for mobilehome spaces and the permissible reasons for terminat-
ing or refusing to renew a tenancy. On May 23 , 1979 , the
City adopted an urgency ordinance imposing a ninety-day
moratorium on rent increases so that the intent and purpose
of the proposed ordinance would not be undermined or defeated.
The danger that tenants may be evicted for complaining about
or refusing to pay excessive rents, however, still exists.
If the permissible reasons for terminating or refusing to
renew a tenancy are not immediately regulated, the effective-
ness of the rent increase moratorium ordinance will be under-
mined and the intent and purpose of the proposed ordinance
will be impaired or defeated.
This ordinance affects the public peace, health,
and safety and shall take effect immediately.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18th day of
June, 1979 .
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ATTEST:
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TY 1,ERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Hellen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 79-477U, was duly and regularly adopted onan urgency
' basis at a regular meeting of said council, duly and regularly held on the 18th day of June,
1979, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRI DGERS.MARBUT, SMITH
and CALAS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: YAMAMOTO
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBE S: NONE
ity Clerk, City of so Car , California
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