Resolution No. 2342RESOLUTION NO 2342
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CYPRESS ESTABLISHING SUGGESTED GUIDELINES
FOR MOBILE HOME PARK RENT REVIEW COMMITTEES
WHEREAS, the values of mobile home parks within the City of
Cypress and the County of Orange have been increasing rapidly
over the past several years; and
WHEREAS, these increasing values, in combination with in-
creases in the cost of operating mobile home parks and making
capital improvements therein, have resulted in increases in the
costs of mobile home parks, and
WHEREAS, there is a strong market demand for occupancy in
mobile home parks, and
WHEREAS, rents for spaces within mobile home parks are in-
creasing• and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the right of mobile
home park residents to be charged rents which are based on a
consideration of all pertinent economic factors and also recog-
nizes the right of mobile home park owners to charge rents
which reflect a consideration of all such pertinent economic
factors• and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that differences of
opinion between mobile home park residents and mobile home park
tenants concerning the reasonableness of rents can best be re-
solved by the parties themselves, and the City Council wishes
to establish guidelines for the resolution of such differences;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Cypress, that both residents and owners of mobile home
parks are hereby urged to study and to implement the guidelines
set forth herein for the establishment of committees within
mobile home parks for the purpose of attempting to resolve
differences between residents and owners concerning the reason-
ableness of rents
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following suggested guide-
lines are hereby offered for the establishment of rent review
committees within mobile home parks:
1. If residents and owners in a particular mobile home
park have heretofore established methods of peacefully
resolving rent problems, then such methods should con-
tinue to be used
2 If such problem resolving methods do not yet exist in
a particular mobile home park, the residents and
owners should consider establishing a committee com-
posed of five members for such purpose
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3. Two of the five members of the committee should be
residents of the particular mobile home park who are
appointed by the other residents of the park and the
other two members should be appointed by the owner of
the particular mobile home park The fifth member
should be appointed by the unanimous vote of the other
four. members The first two appointments (one member
by the residents and one member by the park owner)
shall be appointed for a period of two (2) years. The
second appointment by each group (one member by the
residents and one member by the owner) shall be ap-
pointed for a period of three (3) years Each subse-
quent appointment shall be for a two (2) year period
Among the four members selected, there should be per-
sons with background and experience which will permit
them to analyze and evaluate the mobile home park's
rental rates The fifth member may have some finan-
cial or accounting background. The suggested term of
appointment for said fifth member may be two (2)
years A chairman of the committee should be elected
by the majority vote of the members of the committee.
4. It is suggested that upon the request of tenants of
twenty-five percent (25%) of the spaces within the
mobile home park or upon the request of the mobile
home park owners, the chairman of the committee con-
vene the committee within fifteen days to hear and
attempt to resolve the rent problem which the com-
mittee has been requested to consider It is further
suggested that the committee convene forthwith solely
for the purpose of considering the effect of recent
rental increases on persons and families of low and
moderate income and where the committee determines
that such increases have created an intolerable
economic hardship, the property owner should propose
mitigation measures
5 All hearings of the committee should be open to resi-
dents and owners of the mobile home park
6 All parties should be afforded the opportunity to have
an attorney or other person of their choice present
evidence on their behalf
7 A maximum period of time should be specified for the
decision to be rendered by the committee after the
close of the committee's meeting, provided that this
maximum time period should not exceed thirty days un-
less, by majority vote of the committee additional
time is established for reaching the decision
8 Nothing contained herein should be construed as dis-
couraging the owners and residents of mobilehome parks
from agreeing to utilize other methods of resolving
rent disputes; to the contrary, the City Council ex-
pressly encourages the parties to formulate any such
method as may be mutually agreeable to them.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at
a regular meeting held on the 9th day of February 1981
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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CITY 0 CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular mooting of the
said City Council held on the 9th day of February 1981; by the following
roll call vote.
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Coronado, Lacayo, Mullen, Rowan and Evans
NOES- 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT. 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS' None
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