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Fortuna City Council adopts temporary moratorium on mobile-home space rent increases
Summary
The City Council voted 4-1 on Sept. 29 to adopt an urgency ordinance pausing rent increases on mobile-home spaces in Fortuna until April 30, 2026, or until a permanent rent stabilization ordinance takes effect, after residents of Royal Crest Mobile Estates urged immediate action.
The City Council of the City of Fortuna on Sept. 29 adopted an urgency ordinance temporarily prohibiting rent increases on mobile-home spaces in the city, voting 4-1 to suspend space-rent hikes until April 30, 2026, or until a permanent mobile-home rent stabilization ordinance becomes effective.
The moratorium is intended to preserve housing stability for residents — many described in public comment as seniors on fixed incomes — while staff finish work on a permanent rent stabilization ordinance. City staff told council members the pause would prevent a “rush” of space-rent increases that could undermine future regulation and that staff will return with a draft rent stabilization ordinance before April 30, 2026.
During public comment, multiple Royal Crest Mobile Estates residents and tenant advocates urged immediate action. Cecilia…
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