The council revisited mobile‑home park rent concerns raised in October after residents submitted rent receipts and other documentation about rate increases at Shasta Horizons.

Staff reported that the property manager has been communicating with tenants and has offered qualifying rent reductions, multi‑year lease options and reductions in certain fees (for example, dumpster trash charges). Staff said they had reviewed the documentation and that, based on available information, the park's changes appear to fall within state‑law limits. Staff and the city attorney noted that California law (as administered by HCD) allows adjustments that can result in an annual increase tied to CPI plus an additional up to 5%, with an overall limit commonly described as not to exceed 10% year‑to‑year for rent increases in many mobile‑home contexts.

Residents argued that separating utilities from rent and then raising rent near allowable caps can create a combined burden that feels like a de facto higher increase; staff responded that utilities are separately capped and that their review did not show the park exceeding the statutory caps for either rent or utilities based on the materials provided.

Council direction: staff will continue to monitor the situation, stay in contact with the park manager (identified in staff materials as Joshua/"Joshua Weld"), and report back if complaints persist or new evidence indicates noncompliance. No city‑level rent‑control ordinance was adopted at the meeting.