Mobile Home Rent Review Commission

Purpose

  • This commission meets on an on-call basis to consider mobile home rent increase applications.
  • Meeting location is City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E Ventura Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060

Membership and Terms

  • The Mobile Home Rent Review Commission is comprised of three residents of Santa Paula who are appointed by the City Council and serve two-year terms.  Members are subject to personal disclosure under the rulings of the Fair Political Practices Commission.  Members may not be tenants of a mobile home park nor owners of rental property.  
  • City Council may also appoint two alternate members to serve in the absence of the regular members. The three members and their alternates shall be persons who are not tenants of mobile home parks, and are not owners of rental property. 
  • Commission members and their alternates shall be compensated for their services in an amount established by resolution of the City Council and may receive reimbursement as provided by the City Council for traveling and other expenses incurred while on official duty.

Duties & Functions

  • The Commission shall have the following powers and duties: 
    • To meet from time to time as required by the rent administrator of the city;
    • To review and determine rent adjustment applications pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter,  to adjust maximum rents either upward or downward or maintain rents upon completion of its hearings and investigations;
    • To render annually a written report to the City Council generally concerning its activities;
    • To adopt, promulgate, and amend and rescind administrative rules to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.

Staff Representative

  • James Mason, Community & Economic Development Director