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

Woodland Municipal Code Section 5.36.140 sets the resident-notice steps for space-rent adjustments in manufactured home parks, which fall under Chapter 5.36's Manufactured Home Space Rent Control law rather than any general apartment notice statute. Before the Commission secretary will accept a net-operating-income (NOI) adjustment or "special adjustment" application, the park owner or a designee must sign an affidavit confirming that a copy of the application was either personally served on an adult member of every manufactured home household in the park or mailed first class, postage prepaid, to each residence.

The application must also be filed with two sets of pre-addressed, stamped envelopes sized for every household, and the Commission secretary is barred from accepting the filing without both the affidavit and the envelopes. Once the application is complete, including a City Community Development Department inspection of the park, the Commission secretary notifies the park owner and residents of the hearing's time, date and place by mail sent at least 15 days before the hearing date. Simple "permissive" annual adjustments tied to the 3%/CPI formula do not require this individualized resident notice, since they are approved administratively once the park passes its health and safety inspection; only NOI and special adjustment requests, which can raise rent beyond the standard cap, trigger the mailed or personal notice requirement described here.

The Commission must then issue written findings within 14 days of the hearing's close, copies of which go to the owner and to any resident who requests them.