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Selma council conditions tenant charge for mandated backflow device on landlord’s final invoices
Summary
After a two‑hour hearing in which residents argued the fee was the owner’s legal obligation, Selma’s council allowed the mobile‑home park owner to amortize the cost but required the owner to provide final third‑party invoices and documentation to tenants before charging them.
Selma’s City Council debated and narrowly approved a conditional path by which McCall Village Mobile Home Park’s owner may recoup the cost of a state‑mandated backflow prevention device — but only after the owner provides the tenants and the city with final contractor invoices and documentation.
The council opened a public hearing April 7 after the city received a petition signed by more than half the park’s tenants objecting to an 84‑cent‑per‑month rent increase that the owner said would amortize the roughly $21,008.70 installation cost over 10 years. Owner representative Joe McHenry told council the expense stemmed from a Cal Water notice requiring installation under the utility’s cross‑connection control tariff and the state handbook. McHenry said the park chose a 10‑year, interest‑free amortization…
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