Mobile Home Lot Rent Increase Notice Rules

A lot-rent increase in a manufactured housing community runs on state rules: 60 days' notice in one state, three months in another, 90 days in three — and two of them cap the increase itself.

Mobile home park residents usually own their home and rent the land under it, so states regulate lot rent more closely than apartment rent. Here are five states, with the citations.

Not legal advice. Local ordinances often add to the state rule — California's especially. Confirm a notice with counsel for your state and city.

At a glance

California

The Mobilehome Residency Law requires 90 days' written notice before a space-rent increase (Cal. Civ. Code § 798.30). There is no statewide cap, but many cities and counties have a mobilehome space-rent ordinance — check yours before the notice goes out.

Colorado

60 days' written notice, stating the amount, the effective date, and the management's or owner's name, address and telephone number (C.R.S. § 38-12-204(2)). At most one increase in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy (§ 38-12-204(3)). Separately, a sale of the park triggers notice to residents and a 120-day opportunity to purchase (§ 38-12-217).

Florida

At least 90 days' written notice to each affected homeowner and to the board of the homeowners' association, if one has been formed. On the homeowners' committee's written request, the park owner meets with it no later than 60 days before the effective date. The increase must follow the prospectus (Fla. Stat. § 723.037).

Oregon

90 days' written notice, and at most one increase in any 12-month period. The annual cap depends on the size of the facility: 6 % in a facility with more than 30 spaces; the lesser of 10 % or 7 % + CPI in a facility with 30 or fewer (ORS 90.600(1); ORS 90.324(1), as amended by 2025 c.387).

Washington

Three months' written notice before a rent increase (RCW 59.20.090(2)). Since May 7, 2025, lot rent may not be raised during the first 12 months of a tenancy, nor by more than 5 % in any 12-month period (RCW 59.20.370), and the notice uses the statutory form (RCW 59.20.390).

Where Proprietio fits

Mobile home park management software checks these rules before a lot-rent notice goes out, keeps lot rent and home rent on separate lines of one statement, and logs every certified mailing with its tracking number and return receipt.

Sources

• Cal. Civ. Code § 798.30: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
• C.R.S. Title 38 (§§ 38-12-204, 38-12-217): leg.colorado.gov
• Fla. Stat. § 723.037: leg.state.fl.us
• ORS chapter 90: oregonlegislature.gov
• RCW 59.20.370: app.leg.wa.gov

Read on 2026-10-20.