§ 4-19.08. Increases Upon In-Places and Other Transfer of Ownership of Mobile Homes.

(a)

Increase Permitted. Upon an in-place sale or transfer of the ownership of a mobile home, a park owner may increase the space rent by ten (10) percent.

(b)

Allowable Frequency of Increases. Only one (1) increase of ten (10) percent shall be allowed pursuant to this section within a sixty (60) month period.

(c)

Types of Transfers Excluded from this Section. In-place sales and transfer of ownership of the purposes of this chapter shall not include transfer to the conservator, guardian or trustee of a homeowner, transfers to a homeowner's trust (provided that the beneficiaries entitled to ownership of the mobile home are members of the homeowner's immediate family), for transfers to a surviving spouse, parent, or children of the homeowner.

(d)

Replacement of Mobile Home not a Transfer. No increase may be imposed pursuant to this section pursuant to the removal of a mobile home from a park by a homeowner already residing in the park for the purpose of replacing a mobile home with a new or different mobile home.

(e)

Advance Notice of Allowable Rent Increases Pursuant to this Section. A mobile home owner who intends to offer the mobile home for sale may request a written statement from the park owner specifying the rent which will be charged to a new mobile home owner. The park owner shall provide this written statement within ten (10) days of the request, which shall be deemed received on the day that the notice is personally delivered or within three (3) days of the time that the notice is mailed.

(Added by Ord. 3451-C.S., § 1, effective 10-4-07)