Ruling Restricts Rent Control on Mobile Homes
A recent ruling by the state Court of Appeal has lifted portions of the Los Angeles city rent control ordinance on trailer parks, jarring city officials and mobile home tenants, who fear rents will skyrocket.
The ruling leaves intact rent controls on mobile homes installed before Oct. 1, 1978, but lifts restrictions on those installed afterward. Deputy City Atty. Gwendolyn Poindexter said Friday that the city is appealing the ruling, which involves Los Olivos Mobile Home Park of Sylmar, to the state Supreme Court.
Under the ruling, if a mobile home owner replaces his unit, the new home would not qualify for rent control even if it occupies the same space as the old home, she said. But Robert L. Weiss, an attorney for Los Olivos, said other ordinances ensure protection for mobile home owners in such cases.
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