ASSEMBLYWOMAN QUIRK-SILVA INTRODUCES MOBILE HOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION LEGISLATION

ASSEMBLYWOMAN QUIRK-SILVA INTRODUCES MOBILE HOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION LEGISLATION

ORANGE COUNTY – Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) has introduced legislation addressing mobile home parks in California. Assembly Bill 2895 (AB 2895) will provide rate increase protections for Californians who own a mobile home but rent the land that the home resides on from the "land or park" owner.  The bill also provides the same protection to those who rent a mobile home from an owner.

“California has been grappling with a housing shortage, a growing homeless population and a poverty rate that is one of the highest in the nation,” said Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva. “This is not a problem affecting only low-income people - it affects the middle-class and even people with higher income who may not have enough savings.”

There are approximately 517,000 mobile homes and a little over 4,000 mobile home parks in California. The industry estimates that for every $10 per month space rent increase, the mobile home owner loses $1,000 in equity. AB 2895 would prohibit management of a mobile home park from increasing the rental rate for a tenancy more than 5 percent plus, the percentage change for the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower. The Bill, would also protect mobile home renters by extending the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 to any person, who rents a mobile home.

“This issue came to my attention when residents of Rancho La Paz, my constituents, received a notice of a rent increase in which they were given the option to sign a 6 or 10 year rental lease for the land. The result of this new lease was an increase of 19 percent in the first and second year alone,” said Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva.  â€œThis is why we need this legislation, which will build upon last year's discussion related to rent stabilization and eviction protections for renters.”