Mobile-home park rent stabilization
Manufactured homes comprise roughly 25-30% of Lake County housing, the highest share in California, and many residents are seniors on fixed incomes. Large space-rent and capital-fee hikes have prompted rallies and repeated requests for rent-stabilization ordinances or temporary freezes, some of which the Board has rejected or delayed.
Should Lake County adopt rent stabilization or freezes for mobile-home park space rents and pass-through fees?
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Sources
The Cool Down — https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/mobile-home-tenants-lake-county-rally-against-fee/
Mobile home tenants Lake County rally against fee
County of Lake News — https://www.countyoflakenews.com/article/working-together-toward-permanent-housing
Working together toward permanent housing
Lake County Board of Supervisors — https://countyoflake.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?ID=7037d83c-7776-45bb-8c1c-c2a08ba99eb3.pdf&M=F
housing/homelessness/affordability (including mobile homes)
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Immediately enact strong permanent rent control and ban large capital-fee pass-throughs
- Pass temporary freezes and an ordinance limiting annual space-rent increases for parks
- Create an ad-hoc process to study and negotiate targeted protections with park owners
- Encourage voluntary agreements but avoid binding rent-stabilization rules
- Reject rent control entirely to protect property rights and encourage park investment