(A) 
Some residents in mobilehome parks are elderly and have low or very low incomes.
(B) 
There are few empty pads in mobilehome parks.
(C) 
Once a mobilehome is installed in a park it is difficult to move it to another park.
(D) 
A significant number of mobilehome park residents pay 30 percent or more of their incomes for pad rent.
(E) 
In order to protect the health and safety of elderly and low income mobilehome park residents, it is the City's desire to establish a pilot project to monitor rents and to help those residents needing assistance.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a variety of programs to assist mobilehome residents. These may include, but are not limited to, a rent deferral program, a rehabilitation program, a rent monitoring program, and an informational outreach program.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988)
As used in this chapter:
"Low income" and "very low income residents"
are residents in mobilehome parks whose income falls within the low and very low income ranges established and periodically updated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"Mobilehome"
is a structure designed for human habitation and for being moved on a street or highway under permit pursuant to Section 35790 of the Vehicle Code. "Mobilehome" does not include a recreational vehicle, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010, or a commercial coach, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18218.
"Mobilehome park"
is an area of land where five or more mobilehome sites are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3238 § 14, 1996)
(A) 
Program. There shall be a program established to provide rental assistance for mobilehome park residents.
(B) 
Administration. The Santa Rosa Housing Authority shall administer and shall adopt regulations governing the program, which shall be approved by the Council.
(C) 
Elements in Program. The program may include the following:
(1) 
Rent subsidies for low income and very low income residents;
(2) 
A lien on each recipient's mobilehome for the amount of the subsidy;
(3) 
Provision for payment of the subsidy at the time title of the mobilehome is transferred.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
The Housing Authority may establish a program to provide low interest or no interest repair and rehabilitation loans to low and very low income households.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
The Housing Authority may establish an informational outreach program to provide information on the City's mobilehome programs and other resources.
(Ord. 2727 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3072 § 2, 1993)
(A) 
Each mobilehome park shall pay to the City a fee assessed on each mobilehome space in the park. The amount of the fee shall be set by resolution of the City Council. The fee is due on February 1st of each year, payable in advance for the following year, and shall become delinquent on March 1 of the following year. A penalty of 10 percent shall be paid for delinquent fees, together with interest of two percent per month during the period of delinquency. The fee shall be used for reimbursement of the cost of the administrative program implemented by this chapter.
(B) 
Credit. The Housing Authority may reduce the administrative fee paid by any mobilehome park owner who provides an in-park assistance program to mobilehome park residents. The fee may be reduced one dollar for each dollar of assistance provided to eligible procedures and criteria for fee reduction, including the following requirements:
(1) 
Assistance shall be offered to qualified low and very low income households which are paying more than 30% of their income for space rent. Total annual in-park assistance need not exceed total annual administrative fee;
(2) 
Assistance shall not be in exchange for services rendered;
(3) 
The park owner's lien, if any, shall not be more restrictive than that established by the City's assistance program.
(Ord. 3098 § 1, 1994)