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California Mobile Home Parks

Note: Mon, Sep 4, 2023 – The MHPHOA are currently in the process of verifying ALL California MHP Rent Stabilization Ordinances. We have removed those ordinances that have been repealed. The number of Parks and Spaces may have changed based on 2023 data available. Resident Owned Communities (183) are excluded from the counts.

We currently have ordinances documented for 91 Cities and 10 Counties (250 Unincorporated Communities) in the State of California that are protected by some form of Mobile Home Park Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (SRSO).

Counties in California: 58, Cities in California: 482, Unincorporated Communities in California: 2,228

California RSOs aka SRSOs (Space Rent Stabilization Ordinances) are NOT to be confused with Rent Control for home and apartment renters. When you see or hear the term “Rent Stabilization Ordinance” being used by residents of mobile/manufactured home parks in California, they do not include home or apartment renters. The laws are distinctly different between renters of homes and apartments vs. renters of mobile/manufactured home spaces and are usually not interchangeable.

Many mobile/manufactured home owners rent the land that the home occupies. For a homeowner, this is not the best situation to be in, especially in a park that is owned by a predatory company. Typically, under the predatory owner business model, as space rents increase above Fair Market Rates (FMRs), your mobile/manufactured home will depreciate in value (loss in equity) while the land value appreciates (gain in equity). The general industry rule of thumb is that for every $10 per month space rent increase, you lose $1,000 in mobile home equity.

Note: The number of spaces for each city or county does not take into account those spaces that have been “leased up” and are no longer protected by an SRSO. Our data is obtained from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Codes and Standards Automated System (CASAS), and reflects total numbers for parks and spaces. In some instances, we may have received more accurate data from other resources.


# City County Date Notes Parks Spaces Increase Vacancy Control Ordinance Name Reference
Alameda (County) Alameda 1990-09 6 UC 22 712 70% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 5% Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization 90-71
Azusa Los Angeles 1992-01 7 588 75% CPI, 8% Cap Yes, 8% Rent Stabilization Article XI, Division 2
Beaumont Riverside 1984-10 8 387 Hearing Yes, Average Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Chapter 13.21
Bell Gardens Los Angeles 2022-10 20 414 50% CPI, 4% Cap No Rent Stabilization and Tenant Eviction Protections 925, Chapters 5.62, 5.63
Benicia Solano 1978-09 4 266 Hearing No
Calistoga Napa 1984-08 5 673 100% CPI, 6% Cap Yes, 0% Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Chapter 2.22
Camarillo Ventura 1981-12 3 497 Rent Review Mediation No Rent Review Mediation Chapter 10.50
Carpinteria Santa Barbara 1982-03 7 860 75% CPI Yes Rent Stabilization Chapter 5.69
Carson Los Angeles 1979-08 19 2,199 75% CPI, 8% Cap Yes Mobilehome Space Rent Control Chapter 7
Cathedral City Riverside 1982-00 9 2,012 75% CPI Yes Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance 48
Chino San Bernardino 1983-08 5 554 66% CPI No Mobilehome Park Rent Regulation Chapter 2.68
Chula Vista San Diego 1997-00 30 3,414 100% CPI < 3%, 75% CPI > 3% No Mobilehome Park Space Rent Review Chapter 9.50
Cloverdale Sonoma 1986-08 5 174 Board Yes, 10% Rent Control in Mobile Home Parks Chapter 5.36
Clovis Fresno 1978-09 5 867 80% CPI < 5%, 52% CPI < 10%, 23% > 10% Yes, 5% Mobile Home Rent Review and Stabilization Chapter 5.13
Colton San Bernardino 1990-06 8 698 60% CPI No Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization Title 15, Chapter 15.48
Concord Contra Costa 1994-01 11 1,412 80% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 10% Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Chapter 15.105, Article II
Contra Costa (County) Contra Costa 1995-07 9 UC 0 0 75% CPI, 6% Cap No Mobilehome Space Rent Title 5, Division 540
Cotati Sonoma 1979-11 3 110 100% CPI, 6% Cap Yes Mobilehome Park Space Rent Stabilization Chapter 19.14
Daly City San Mateo 1980-06 1 501 Board No Mobile Home Rent Review Commission Title 2, Chapter 2.52
East Palo Alto San Mateo 1983-11 2 146 Board Yes Rent Stabilization Program RSP
El Monte Los Angeles 2015-08 33 1,427 100% CPI Yes, 100% CPI Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization Title 8, Chapter 8.70, 2860
Escondido San Diego 1988-06 30 3,185 Board Yes Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance Article V. Mobilehome Rent Control
Fairfield Solano 1984-11 4 123 4% Automatic No Mobile Home Parks Chapter 29
Fontana San Bernardino 1987-02 19 1,423 100% CPI No Mobile Home Park Space Rent Stabilization Chapter 14, Article III
Fremont Alameda 1987-02 3 732 3%, $10, 60% CPI, 6% Cap Yes Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Chapter 9.55
Fresno Fresno 1988-01 36 3,918 75% CPI Automatic Yes, 10% Mobilehome Park Rent Review and Stabilization Ordinance Article 20
Gardena Los Angeles 1987-04 28 1,339 Rent Mediation, Arbitration No Residential Rent Mediation and Hearings Chapter 14.04
Gilroy Santa Clara 1987-05 4 349 80% CPI, 5% Cap No Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Chapter 14A
Goleta Santa Barbara 2002-01 5 650 75% CPI Yes, 10%, 1-5 Years Mobilehome Rent Control Chapter 8.14
Grover Beach San Luis Obispo 1987-12 4 170 Graduated CPI Yes, 5% Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Chapter 13
Hayward Alameda 1980-03 16 2,397 Lesser of 3% or 60% CPI, 6% Cap Yes Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance 08-12, 89-057 C.S.
Hemet Riverside 1979-05 43 6,924 Board No Mobile Home Rent Review Commission Article IV, Division 3
Humboldt (County) Humboldt 2017-01 39 UC 42 1,095 100% CPI Yes, 5% Mobile Home Rent Stabilization 2569
Imperial Beach San Diego 2022-10 3 287 5% Cap Urgency Ordinance 2022-1220
La Verne Los Angeles 1994-10 8 1,754 100% CPI, 7% Cap Yes, $34 or 7% Mobile Home Rent Review Chapter 9.16
Lancaster Los Angeles 1985-03 34 4,177 60% CPI Yes Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization Title 11, Chapter 11.08
Lompoc Santa Barbara 1983-12 7 887 75% CPI, 10% Cap Yes, 15% Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Chapter 5.60
Los Angeles (City) Los Angeles 1979-04 8 187 100% CPI Yes, 10% Rent Stabilization Ordinance Chapter XV
Los Angeles (County) Los Angeles 1988-03 74 UC 57 6,696 75% CPI, 8% Cap Yes, 10% Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Title 8, Division 3, Chapter 8.57
Los Gatos Santa Clara 1980-10 2 138 100% CPI, 3% Min, 5% Cap Yes, $25 or Average Mobile Home Hearing Process Article VII.V, Division 2
Malibu Los Angeles 1991-12 1 262 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 15% Mobilehome Park Rent Control Regulations Chapter 5.16
Marina Monterey 2011-11 5 399 100% CPI Yes, 5%, 2 Years Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Chapter 5.72
Milpitas Santa Clara 1992-08 3 521 50% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, Average Rent Mobile Home Park Rent Increases Title III, Chapter 30
Modesto Stanislaus 2007-10 9 1,400 100% CPI Yes, 10%, 5 Years Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program Chapter 19
Montclair San Bernardino 1985-11 8 728 100% CPI, 6% Cap No Mobile Home Rent Regulation Title 4, Chapter 4.60
Moreno Valley Riverside 1987-07 7 872 Lessor of 65% CPI or 5-8% Current Rent Yes, Limits Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization Chapter 13.01
Morgan Hill Santa Clara 1983-08 6 531 75% CPI, 8% Cap Yes Mobile Home Park Rents Chapter 5.36
Morro Bay San Luis Obispo 1986-08 10 443 75% CPI Yes, 125% CPI Non-Permanent Resident, 10-15% Cap Mobilehome and Recreational Vehicle Park Rent Stabilization Title 5, Chapter 5.32
National City San Diego 2023-01 4 362 5% Cap
Novato Marin 1997-01 4 722 100% CPI Yes Rent Control - Mobilehomes Chapter XX
Oceanside San Diego 1982-06 20 2,401 75% CPI, 8.0% Cap Yes Mobile Home Rent Control Chapter 16B, 82-87
Oxnard Ventura 1983-03 24 2,684 100% CPI, 4% Cap Yes, 15%, $80, Average Space Rent Mobile Home Rent Stabilization System Chapter 24, Article I
Pacifica San Mateo 1991-09 1 93 75% CPI No Rent Stabilization Regulations Title 9, Chapter 1, Article 2
Palm Desert Riverside 1986-00 4 910 75% CPI Yes Mobile Home Rent Control Program 456
Palm Springs Riverside 1980-04 10 1,974 75% CPI Yes Rent Control Title 4, Chapter 4.02
Palmdale Los Angeles 1985-10 16 2,098 75% CPI, 5% Cap No Mobile Home Space Rent Control Title 5, Chapter 5.44
Petaluma Sonoma 1994-02 9 874 100% CPI, 6% Cap No Mobilehome Park Space Rent Stabilization Program Title 6, Chapter 6.50
Pico Rivera Los Angeles 2022-02 6 405 75% CPI, 3% Cap Yes, 3% Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Chapter 9.48
Pismo Beach San Luis Obispo 1982-11 1 181 75% CPI, 6% Cap Yes, 10% Mobilehome Park Rent Control Regulations Title 5, Chapter 5.20
Pleasanton Alameda 1993-02 3 371 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 25%, 5 Years Mobilehome Space Rents Title 6, Chapter 6.60
Pomona Los Angeles 1992-05 18 1,706 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes Mobile Home Rent Controls Article VIII, Division 3
Rancho Mirage Riverside 1982-05 4 676 75% CPI Yes, Average Rent Mobilehome Rent Control Title 9, Chapter 9.58
Redlands San Bernardino 1982-12 6 694 75% CPI, 6-9% Cap Yes Rent Stabilization for Mobilehome Parks Title 5, Chapter 5.48
Rialto San Bernardino 1992-03 16 1,885 Rent Review Commission Yes Mobile Home Rent Review Commission Title 4, Chapter 4.01
Riverside (City) Riverside 1996-07 38 4,177 80% CPI Yes, Average Rent Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Procedures Chapter 5.75
Riverside (County) Riverside 1983-08 31 UC 124 12,376 100% CPI No Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinance 760
Rocklin Placer 1982-05 5 454 100% CPI Automatic No Mobile Home Rent Ordinance Title 2, Chapter 2.46
Rohnert Park Sonoma 1987-12 5 1,316 75% CPI, 4% Cap Yes Mobile Home Ordinance Article VI, Chapter 9.70
Salinas Monterey 1990-10 11 1,437 75% CPI, 8% Cap No Mobilehomes Chapter 17.1
San Bernardino San Bernardino 1984-09 16 1,487 80% CPI, 4% Cap No Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Chapter 8.90
San Jose Santa Clara 1985-07 58 10,667 75% CPI, 3-7% Cap Yes Mobilehome Rent Ordinance Title 17, Chapter 17.22
San Juan Capistrano Orange 1979-03 5 984 100% CPI Yes Mobile Home Rent Control Article 9
San Luis Obispo (City) San Luis Obispo 1988-06 16 1,580 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 10%, 3 Years Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Title 5, Chapter 5.44
San Luis Obispo (County) San Luis Obispo 1984-06 16 UC 39 2,408 60% CPI Yes, 10% Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Title 25
San Marcos San Diego 1980-11 12 2,312 CPI, NOI Yes, Limits Mobilehome Rent Review Commission Title 16, Chapter 16.16
San Rafael Marin 1990-04 1 397 75% CPI Yes Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Title 20
Santa Ana Orange 2021-11 29 3,913 80% CPI, 3% Cap No Rent Stabilization Ordinance NS-3009
Santa Barbara (City) Santa Barbara 1984-08 5 232 75% CPI Yes, 10%, 1-5 Years Mobilehome and Recreational Vehicle Parks - Residents' Rights Title 26, Chapter 26.04
Santa Barbara (County) Santa Barbara 1994-09 12 UC 19 2,161 75% CPI Yes, 10%, 1-5 Years Mobilehome Rent Control Chapter 11A
Santa Clarita Los Angeles 1990-12 15 2,276 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 10% Manufactured Home Park Rent Adjustment Procedures Chapter 6.02
Santa Cruz (City) Santa Cruz 1991-01 2 250 75% CPI, 8% Cap Yes Mobilehome Rent/Sale Stabilization Chapter 22.01
Santa Cruz (County) Santa Cruz 1979-01 6 UC 45 2,013 50% CPI, Pass Through Yes Rental Adjustment Procedures for Mobile Home Parks Chapter 13.32
Santa Paula Ventura 1984-06 9 775 75% CPI, 7% Cap Yes, 10%, 1-3 Years
Santa Rosa Sonoma 2004-00 15 2,198 70% CPI, 4% Cap Yes, 10% Mobilehome Rent Control Program Chapter 6-66
Santee San Diego 1989-12 11 2,004 Mobile Home Park Rent Control Ordinance Chapter 2.44
Scotts Valley Santa Cruz 1980-11 3 261 100% CPI Yes Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Title 9, Chapter 9.16
Sebastopol Sonoma 1988-00 7 177 75% CPI, 3% Cap Yes, 10% Mobilehome Park Space Rent Stabilization Chapter 2, Article XIX
Simi Valley Ventura 1983-03 7 808 Rent Mediation No Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board Resolution 93-52
Sonoma (County) Sonoma 1987-06 28 UC 51 3,736 100% CPI, 6% Cap Yes Mobilehome Park Space Rent Stabilization Article XIX
Thousand Oaks Ventura 1980-07 4 344 100% CPI Yes, 10-15% Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Title 5, Chapter 25
Ukiah Mendocino 2011-02 23 1,014 100% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, 10% Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Chapter 8
Union City Alameda 1980-05 2 896 90% CPI, 7% Cap Yes Mobilehome Rent Review Chapter 16.40
Upland San Bernardino 1985-12 6 865 80% CPI, 7% Cap Yes, $34 or 7% Mobilehome Rent Review Title 5, Chapter 5.68
Vacaville Solano 1977-12 11 1,089 Graduated CPI No Mobile Home Rent Arbitration Title 2, Chapter 2.36
Vallejo Solano 1982-02 13 1,244 100% CPI/COLA Average No Mobile Home Parks Rent Control Title 5, Chapter 5.64
Ventura (City) Ventura 1981-06 20 2,244 75% CPI, 7% Cap Yes, 15% Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Chapter 6.600
Ventura (County) Ventura 1983-02 29 UC 24 1,421 2%-8% COLA Yes, 15% Mobile Home Park Rent Control Division 8, Chapter 10
Watsonville Santa Cruz 1989-03 9 1,066 70% CPI, 5% Cap No Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Chapter 3
West Covina Los Angeles 1984-09 2 265 100% CPI, 5-9% Cap No Mobile Home Park Space Rents Chapter 15, Article VIII
Windsor Sonoma 1992-08 3 436 100% CPI, 6% Cap No Rent Stabilization Title VIII, Chapter 1
Yucaipa San Bernardino 1990-12 44 4,559 80% CPI, 5% Cap Yes, Annual Increase Only Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization Program Chapter 15.20
Totals: 1,464 153,376

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 – City-by-city rent control rules in California, with information on other protections for tenants.

Note: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 150 cities and counties enacted local emergency tenant protection ordinances - some of which included temporary bans on rent increases (e.g., Alameda, Pomona, Los Angeles). As of November 2022, 40+ of these local ordinances remain in effect. The chart below does not include these emergency ordinances, so you should check your local city and county directly.

Property Subject to Rent Control

Rent control laws apply to typical rental units, like apartments within a complex. But not all rentals in California are subject to rent control. A 1995 state law, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, says that local rent-control regulation doesn't apply to single family homes, condominiums, and units built after February 1, 1995 (many ordinances also exempt properties built after the ordinance's effective date). The Costa-Hawkins Act also allows "vacancy decontrol" of rent-controlled units, meaning landlords can raise rents to market levels when tenants move out (voluntarily or after being evicted for rent nonpayment).

Other properties that may be exempt from rent control (depending on local regulation) include owner-occupied buildings with no more than three or four units , short-term rentals (think Airbnb), government-subsidized tenancies (Berkeley and San Francisco excluded), and detached ("granny") units that could not be sold independent of the main house.

Here is a chart of California cities and counties with rent control laws and a synopsis of what those laws say. Information about limits on evictions and other protections for renters is below the chart. Keep in mind the chart provides only summaries of the law, and the full law may contain important additional details that impact your situation.

  1. Alameda
  2. Alameda (County)
  3. Albany
  4. Baldwin Park
  5. Berkeley
  6. Beverly Hills
  7. Burbank
  8. Camarillo
  9. Campbell
  10. Commerce (City)
  11. Concord
  12. Culver City
  13. East Palo Alto
  14. El Cerrito
  15. Emeryville
  1. Fairfax
  2. Fremont
  3. Fresno
  4. Gardena
  5. Glendale
  6. Half Moon Bay
  7. Hayward
  8. Healdsburg
  9. Inglewood
  10. Long Beach
  11. Los Angeles
  12. Los Angeles (County)
  13. Los Gatos
  14. Marin County
  15. Maywood
  1. Menlo Park
  2. Milpitas
  3. Monterey
  4. Mountain View
  5. Oakland
  6. Oxnard
  7. Palm Springs
  8. Palo Alto (City)
  9. Pasadena
  10. Redwood City
  11. Richmond
  12. Sacramento
  13. San Diego
  14. San Francisco
  15. San Jose
  1. San Leandro
  2. San Rafael
  3. Santa Ana
  4. Santa Barbara
  5. Santa Cruz
  6. Santa Monica
  7. Thousand Oaks
  8. Union City
  9. West Hollywood
  10. Westlake Village

All Urban Consumers, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California

The last column uses an example (not included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics data) of mobile home space rent starting at $450 per month in the year 1997 and currently (Nov 2023) at $920 per month. The difference in space rent is a 100% increase based on the yearly average CPI which is normally the maximum allowable increase under most California Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinances (RSOs).

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg Rent
1997 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.6 $450
1998 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 $457
1999 2.0 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 $467
2000 2.3 2.9 3.5 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.3 $483
2001 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.7 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.6 2.7 2.1 3.3 $499
2002 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.7 2.8 $513
2003 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.0 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.8 2.6 $526
2004 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.3 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.5 5.2 4.4 3.3 $543
2005 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.2 3.6 4.1 5.2 5.8 5.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 $568
2006 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.3 3.4 2.2 2.7 3.3 4.3 $592
10 Year Average 1997-2006: 2.9
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg Rent
2007 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.3 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.3 $612
2008 3.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.7 5.4 5.7 5.1 4.5 3.4 1.0 0.1 3.5 $633
2009 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -1.3 -1.8 -2.2 -2.6 -1.7 -1.0 -0.4 0.9 1.8 -0.8 $633
2010 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.2 $641
2011 1.8 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.2 2.7 $659
2012 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.2 3.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 $673
2013 2.0 2.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.6 -0.1 0.4 1.1 1.1 $681
2014 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.7 1.3 $690
2015 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.0 0.9 $697
2016 3.1 2.4 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.9 $711
10 Year Average 2007-2016: 1.7
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg Rent
2017 2.1 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6 2.8 $731
2018 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.6 3.2 3.8 $759
2019 3.2 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 $783
2020 3.1 3.4 1.9 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.0 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.6 $795
2021 0.9 1.0 2.2 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.6 5.4 6.0 6.6 3.8 $826
2022 7.5 7.4 8.5 7.9 8.0 8.6 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.5 6.0 4.9 7.4 $888
2023 5.8 5.1 3.7 3.8 3.2 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.2 2.4 2.8 3.5 $920
5 Year Average 2017-2021: 3.0
6 Year Average 2017-2022: 3.8

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles Area
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