Pomona, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Increase Notice (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice period
- 60 calendar days before increase takes effect
- Frequency cap
- One proposed increase per space per year
- Required attachment
- Notice of Tenant's Rights form
- Overcharge penalty
- $200 or 3x overcharge, whichever is greater
- Exempt parks
- 4 spaces or fewer, tenant-owned, or RV parks
Summary
Mobile home park owners in Pomona must serve homeowners written notice of intent to raise rent at least 60 calendar days before the increase takes effect, under Sec. 30-558. An owner may propose only one rent increase per space per calendar year, and any notice missing the city's required notice of tenant's rights form is invalid.
(a)Not later than 60 calendar days before an increase in rent is to become effective pursuant to this division, an owner shall provide a written notice of intent to raise rent to homeowners affected by or subject to such increase. No rent increase shall be valid in the absence of the timely service of such notice of intent.(b)An owner shall be limited to one proposed rent increase per affected homeowner's space during a calendar year, irrespective of whether such proposed rent increase becomes effective pursuant to the mediation/arbitration procedures set forth in this division.(c)Any notice of rent increase shall include, in addition to all notices required by law, a notice of tenant's rights, as provided for and established by this division. ... any attempted rent increase which does not include the notice of tenant's rights shall be invalid as not complying with this division.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 30-558(a) bars any rent increase from taking effect without timely service of a 60-day written notice of intent, and subsection (b) limits an owner to one proposed increase per affected space in a calendar year regardless of whether an earlier increase went through mediation or arbitration. Subsection (c) requires every notice to attach the mobile home rent administrator's 'Notice of Tenant's Rights' form; an increase notice that omits it does not comply with the division and is invalid. The notice requirement backs up the substantive cap in Sec.
30-557, which limits the annual increase on rent, park service fees, and charges combined to whichever is lower: five percent or the CPI percentage increase, calculated from the January index figures. The mobile home rent administrator, whose duties are set out in Sec. 30-556, adopts implementing procedures and compiles an annual roll of every park's tenants, rents, and increase dates. Sec. 30-555 exempts mobile home parks of four spaces or fewer, parks owned exclusively by their tenants, and parks operated primarily for recreational vehicle spaces from the entire division, so those tenancies get no 60-day notice protection under this chapter.
Violations & Fines
A mobile home park owner who receives or retains rent above the maximum lawful increase is liable to the resident for damages plus a civil penalty of $200.00 or three times the overcharge, whichever is greater, under Sec. 30-553(b), and a willful, unlawful violation can also be charged as a misdemeanor under Sec. 30-553(c). Sec. 30-554 lets a tenant simply refuse to pay any rent above the maximum annual increase, and that fact is a full defense in any city or park action to collect rent or recover possession of the space.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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