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Clovis, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Increase Notice (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Municipal Code § 5.13.06(a)
Notice required
90 days before a rent increase (since 1994)
Applies to
mobile home parks with 25+ spaces
Notice must state
current rent and proposed rent
CPI-based increases
exempt from formal review, still need notice
Anniversary-date increases
apply equally to all spaces

Summary

Clovis mobile home park owners must give each home owner written notice of a rent increase, stating both the current rent and the proposed new rent, at least ninety days before the increase takes effect. The rule applies only to parks with twenty-five or more spaces under the City's Mobile Home Park Rent Review and Stabilization chapter.

At least sixty (60) days prior to any increase in rents, the park owner shall provide each home owner with written notice of the amount of current rent and the amount of the proposed increase. Effective January 1, 1994, the park owner shall provide the required notice at least ninety (90) days prior to an increase in rents.

Full Breakdown

06(a) originally required sixty days' written notice of a rent increase, listing the current and proposed rent, but the ordinance raised that to at least ninety days effective January 1, 1994, and that ninety-day standard still governs today. 03 limits the whole chapter to mobile home parks with twenty-five or more spaces, so smaller parks fall outside these notice and review rules entirely. 06(b) requires the owner's notice to explain in writing, on a City-prescribed form, why the increase qualifies for that exemption. 06(c) requires the owner's notice to cite the chapter provisions that authorize a larger increase and to include supporting documentation and factual data. 05(b) until three months have passed. 23.

Violations & Fines

A park owner who raises rent without giving the required ninety-day written notice, or without the exemption explanation and documentation Section 5.13.06(b)-(c) requires, is subject to the chapter's rent review process and the City's general Title 1 penalty scheme, up to a $1,000 misdemeanor fine or six months in jail, or a graduated infraction fine, for violating the chapter's requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much notice must a Clovis mobile home park give before raising rent?
At least ninety days' written notice stating both the current rent and the proposed new rent, required by Section 5.13.06(a) since it took effect January 1, 1994. Before that date, the chapter required only sixty days' notice.
Does this rent-notice rule apply to all mobile home parks in Clovis?
No. Section 5.13.03 limits the entire chapter, including the ninety-day notice requirement, to mobile home parks with twenty-five or more spaces; smaller parks are not covered by the City's rent review and stabilization rules.
Can a Clovis mobile home park raise rent without a hearing?
Yes, up to a CPI-based cost-of-living amount set annually on the park's anniversary date under Section 5.13.04(b), without formal review. The owner's notice still has to explain, on a City form, why the increase qualifies for that exemption, per Section 5.13.06(b).

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