(A) Any homeowner of a mobile home park affected by this chapter, upon payment of such filing fees as shall be duly established, may petition the Mobile Home Fair Practices Commission for an interpretation of this chapter, or for a determination whether a proposed or actual action by the landlord of such homeowner is legal, valid and within the terms of this chapter. If the Commission shall establish forms for such petitions, the petition shall be prepared and submitted upon such form. In the absence of such designated form, the petition shall contain the name, address and telephone number, if any, of the petitioner, and the name, address and telephone number, if known, of the landlord, manager or other person authorized to represent the landlord of the mobile home space, a brief statement of the facts giving rise to the request for interpretation or determination; and a statement that a copy of the petition has been personally served or mailed to the landlord, manager or other person authorize to accept and receive notices of the landlord.
(B) Any landlord of a mobile home park affected by this chapter may, upon payment of such filing fee as shall be duly established, petition the Commission for an interpretation of this chapter, or for a determination whether a particular proposed course of action by the landlord is allowable, valid and in conformity with this chapter. The Commission may designate forms for the filing of such petitions. In the event that no such form has been designated, the petition shall be in writing, and shall contain the name, address and telephone number, if any, of the person requesting the interpretation or opinion; the name and address of each homeowner of a mobile home space owned or managed by the person requesting the interpretation or opinion, if it is intended that such interpretation or opinion affects such mobile home space; a brief statement of the facts giving rise to the request for interpretations or opinion; and a statement that a copy of such petition has been personally served upon or mailed to each such homeowner who might be affected there.
(C) A landlord or any representative of the landlord, operator or manager of a mobile home space affected by this chapter, upon payment of such filing fee as shall be duly established, may petition the Commission for a hardship increase of the maximum rent permitted to be charged pursuant to this chapter. If the Commission shall designate a form for the filing of such petition, such petition shall be filed upon such form. If no such form shall be designated, such petition shall be in writing, verified by the applicant, and shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the name and address of the homeowner of each mobile home space which would be affected if the petition were granted; a statement of the facts giving rise to the petition for hardship increase, in sufficient detail that if established, such facts would demonstrate the existence of a hardship upon the landlord warranting such hardship increase; a statement that a copy of the petition has been served upon or mailed to each homeowner of a mobile home park space which would be affected by the hardship increase if granted.
(D) Filing fees charged for individual petitions shall not be so high as to violate an individual's due process right to a hearing.
(Ord. 892, passed 4-4-84)