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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.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Memorandum from Doan, 1/14/26, 3. Ordinance, 4. Letters from the Public - 1 of 2, 5. Letters from the Public - 2 of 2

...Title

Proposed Amendment to Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of the San José Municipal Code.

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(d) Remove the exemption for leases longer than 12 months and outdated provisions to conform with changes in state law;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