§ 5.75.030 — Definitions

5.75.030 - Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein: Administrator means the individual designated by the City Manager to implement and administer the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Program. Base space rent means the rent charged on a mobile home space as defined further in this section at the time of execution of a lease. Base year means the calendar year 1991. Capital improvements means those improvements which materially add to the value of property, appreciably prolong its useful life, or adapt it to new uses, which are claimed by the owner as capital expenses for Internal Revenue Code purposes and which are required to be amortized over the useful life of the improvement pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto. City means the City of Riverside, a California charter city and municipal corporation. City informational sheet means an overview of the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Program, its benefits, and contact information of the Administrator. Consumer Price Index or CPI means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. Mobile home means a structure designed for human habitation and for being moved on a street or highway under permit pursuant to Section 35790 of the Vehicle Code. Mobile home includes a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code and a mobile home as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code, but does not include a recreational vehicle as defined in Section 799.29 of the Civil Code and Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8 of the Health and Safety Code. Mobile home owner means any person entitled to occupy a mobile home space in a mobile home park pursuant to a rental agreement. Mobile home park means an area of land where two or more mobile home spaces are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation. Mobile home park owner or park owner means any owner, lessor, or sublessor of a mobile home park in the City, and the representative, agent or successor of such owner, lessor or sublessor, who receives or is entitled to receive rent for the use or occupancy of any mobile home space thereof, and reports to the Internal Revenue Service any income received or loss of income resulting from such ownership or claims any expenses, credits or deductions because of such ownership. Mobile home space means the piece or area of land and designated space upon which a mobile home is situated. Rent means the consideration, including any bonus, benefit or gratuity, demanded or received by a landlord for or in connection with the use or occupancy, including housing services, of a mobile home space or in connection with the assignment of a lease or in connection with subleasing of the mobile home space. Rent shall not include: 1. Utility charges for sub-metered gas, water and electricity. 2. Charges for refuse disposal, sewer service, and/or other services which are either provided and charged to mobile home residents solely on a cost pass-through basis and/or are regulated by state or local law. 3. Any amount paid for the use and occupancy of a mobile home unit (as opposed to amounts paid for the use and occupancy of a mobile home space). 4. Charges for laundry services. 5. Storage charges. 6. Late fees and returned check fees. Rent increase means any rent authorized to be increased and paid by a mobile home owner or mobile home tenant in excess of rent paid for the mobile home space. Rent Review Hearing Board or Board is made up of the Administrator, the Finance Director of the City or designee, and an Assistant or Deputy City Manager as selected by the City Manager. Rental agreement means a written agreement for the use and occupancy of a mobile home space to the exclusion of others. Utility means a charge separate from the rent but which can be collected with the rent. Utility is not included in any increase calculation.

(Ord. 7702, § 1(Exh. A), 2025)