Hemet, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Hemet, CA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Commission size
- 5 members
- Petition threshold
- 50%+ of park tenants
- Filing deposit
- $300 per side
- Hearing window
- 10-30 days after petition
- Appeal
- None: decision is final
Summary
Hemet's five-member Mobile Home Rent Review Commission hears tenant petitions against space-rent hikes at any mobile home park in the city and can raise, lower, or leave the rent unchanged after a hearing.
The provisions of this division shall apply to any rental mobile home park which is located within the city limits. ... Upon the written petition of more than 50 percent of the tenants of any mobile home park ... the commission shall hold a hearing no sooner than ten days and no later than 30 days after receiving such petition ... to determine whether or not the rental or service charge increase is so great as to be unconscionable or an unreasonable increase.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 2, Division 3 of the Hemet Municipal Code applies to every rental mobile home park inside city limits. If more than 50 percent of a park's tenants petition within 90 days of a rent or service-charge increase, the rent review commission must hold a hearing within 10 to 30 days to decide whether the increase is unconscionable, weighing the owner's costs, taxes, insurance, and fair return on investment. This process governs mobile-home-space rent only; it does not create rent control for apartments or other residential rentals.
Violations & Fines
No fine is set; instead, any increase later found excessive must be refunded to tenants or credited against future rent, and the commission's decision is final with no appeal to the city council.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply to apartment rent increases?
Is there a cap on how much a mobile home park can raise rent?
Sources & Official References
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