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Santa Paula council weighs adding City Council appeals to mobile-home rent-review process after notice errors
Summary
The Santa Paula City Council discussed whether to amend the city's mobile-home rent-stabilization ordinance to add an appeal to City Council after tenants at 400 Mobile Estates said they did not receive timely notice and were incorrectly told they could appeal to Council.
The Santa Paula City Council discussed whether to amend the city's mobile-home rent stabilization ordinance to allow appeals of rent-review commission decisions to the City Council, following confusion about notices in the pending 400 Mobile Estates case and calls from tenant advocates for clearer procedures.
City Attorney Castillo told the council that an incorrect document posted on the city's website "is not consistent with what's within our code" and "if it's incorrect in conflict with our code, has no force and is not binding." The discussion followed public comments by residents and tenant advocates who said families at 400 Mobile Estates had not received timely mailed notices and were told incorrectly that they could appeal to Council.
Why it matters: The city's current ordinance (Santa Paula Municipal Code Chapter 152) provides for a three-member rent-review commission as the administrative body to hear certain mobile-home park rent adjustments,…
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