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File #: 26-075    Version: 1
Type: Community & Economic Development Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/13/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/27/2026 Final action:
Title: Proposed Amendment to Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of the San José Municipal Code. - NOT TO BE HEARD BEFORE 6:00 P.M.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Memorandum from Doan, 1/14/26, 3. Memorandum from Mayor, Foley, Tordillos & Mulcahy, 1/23/26, 4. Memorandum from Campos, 1/26/26, 5. Ordinance, 6. Presentation - est. 10 minutes, 7. Letter from Assemblymember Kalra, 1/27/26, 8. Letters from the Public - 1 of 5, 9. Letters from the Public - 2 of 5, 10. Letters from the Public - 3 of 5, 11. Letters from the Public - 4 of 5, 12. Letters from the Public - 5 of 5, 13. Letter Received Post Meeting

...Title

Proposed Amendment to Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of the San José Municipal Code. - NOT TO BE HEARD BEFORE 6:00 P.M.

...Recommendations

Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of Title 17 of the San José Municipal Code, to include the following substantive updates and cleanups:

(a) Add a mobilehome resident rights petition process to resolve rent disputes;

(b) Expand mobilehome park rental registration requirements;

(c) When a mobilehome is sold, permit a one-time 10% rent increase;

(d) Remove the exemption for leases longer than 12 months and outdated provisions to conform with changes in state law;

(e) Add a limited added benefit capital improvement petition process for landlords;

(f) Streamline the ordinance and the program regulations, separating policy and procedure; and

(g) Add an administrative appeal process for petition decisions.

CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making, resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Housing)