This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Mobile Home Park Rent Control Ordinance."
[Amended 12-2-1980; 9-1-2009]
There is hereby established a Mobile Home Park
Rent Control Board consisting of five members representing public
interest, none of whom shall be a tenant or landowner, appointed by
the Mayor and confirmed by a majority of the City Council. The members
in the first instance shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three,
four and five years. Upon expiration of a term of office, the subsequent
term shall be for a period of two years from the date of appointment.
The Board may regulate evictions of tenants
at mobile home parks and may issue orders which shall be a defense
to an action of summary process for possession.
Violations of this article or any order of the
Board shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for any
one offense.