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ORDINANCE NO. 0-18-92 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON AMENDING SECTION 15.48.040 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW ARTICLE X TO CHAPTER 15.48 SECTIONS RELATING TO ELIMINATION OF DECONTROL OF RENTS UPON VACANCY SETTING STANDARDS FOR RENTAL AGREEMENTS FOR ALL TENANTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 15.48.040 B is hereby amended to read as follows: "B. Vacancy. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the initial rent charged to the subsequent tenant who moves a mobile home onto the space left vacant by the previous tenant or to the subsequent owner of a mobile home left in place shall remain the same as that charged to the previous tenant. The base rent applicable to the previous tenant shall remain the same, and the new tenant shall only be subject to rent increases at the time such rent increases would have been applicable to the previous tenant as if no vacancy had occurred." SECTION 2. Section 15.48.040 is hereby amended by the addition of new subsections D and E to read as follows: "D. Any lease or other rental agreement obligations between any existing Tenant and a Park Owner at the time a vacancy occurs shall remain the obligation of the existing Tenant unless such obligations are specifically and voluntarily assumed by any prospective tenant. E. No prospective tenant shall be required to accept as a condition of rental of any space or purchase of any mobile home left in place any rental agreement in force between a Park Owner and any Tenant at the time a vacancy occurs." SECTION 3. A new Article X shall be added to Chapter 15.48 commencing with the existing Section 15.48.670 to read in its entirety as follows: "X. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS AND TERMS PERMITTED IN RENTAL AGREEMENTS 15 48 670 Applicability to prospective tenants. All rights and obligations imposed by the California Civil Code Section