San Jose mobile home residents say the city blindsided them by proposing changes that will increase rents.

The Housing Department is considering an update to its mobile home rent policy that would include a one-time rent increase up to 10% whenever a mobile home is sold, among other changes. Under the existing policy, property owners are allowed a 3% rent increase on each parcel every year. They can’t raise rents more than 7% without city approval, and can’t increase rent to market rate prices except when the property is abandoned, the resident is evicted or when a sale falls through.

Residents said the city conducted no outreach to inform them of the proposed change before placing it on the Nov. 13 meeting agenda for the San Jose Housing and Community Development Commission.

“It was to

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