Pismo Beach, CA Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)

Section 5.20.040 C limits when a mobilehome park owner can go to court to recover a space subject to Chapter 5.20. Management shall not bring an action to recover possession unless one of four grounds is present. First, the homeowner violated an obligation or covenant of the tenancy and failed to cure the violation after written notice from management. Second, the homeowner is committing or permitting a nuisance on the space, is causing substantial damage to it, or is creating a substantial interference with the comfort, safety or enjoyment of homeowners or other residents of the park. Third, the homeowner is convicted of using or permitting the space to be used for any illegal purpose. Fourth, the homeowner refused management reasonable access to the space for repairs or improvements required by the laws of the United States, the state or a subdivision, or for an inspection permitted or required by law. The city's own text ties each ground to a subsection of Civil Code Section 798.56 in parentheses after the item.

Two companion rules sit in the same section. Section 5.20.040 D lets a homeowner refuse an unlawful rent increase and makes the violation a defense in a possession action, and § 5.20.040 E makes it unlawful for management to demand rent above the maximum lawful rent and makes a violation of the chapter a defense in any action by management to recover possession. Coverage follows § 5.20.020: spaces exempt from the chapter, such as a space under a rental agreement longer than twelve months that meets the exemption criteria, a space that is not the occupant's principal residence, or new construction, fall outside these limits. The rule quoted here protects mobilehome park spaces only, and this page does not describe any rule for other rentals in the City of Pismo Beach.