A. A mobilehome park owner shall be permitted to charge a new base rent for a mobilehome space whenever a lawful space vacancy occurs. For purposes of this chapter, a lawful space vacancy is defined as follows:

B. When a new base rent is established following the vacancy of a mobilehome space pursuant to this subsection, in addition to providing the required notice for tenants to be in accordance with Sections 6.50.050 and 6.50.070, the park owner shall give written notice to the new affected mobilehome tenant of the twelve-month anniversary date for rent increases allowed under Section 6.50.040, and shall give written notice to such affected tenant that the space rent may be subject to stabilized rent increases pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

C. In the absence of a lawful vacancy, a park owner is prohibited from raising rent upon a sale of a mobilehome on site to a tenant-to-be or current tenant.

D. No increase may be imposed pursuant to this section where title to the mobilehome passes to one or more person(s) who, at the time of the title transfer, (1) was/were also lawful, authorized resident(s) of the mobilehome, or (2) were/are parents, siblings, children, nieces, or nephews of the mobilehome owner and the mobilehome remains in the same space.

E. No increase may be imposed pursuant to this section if a space rent increase was imposed pursuant to this section within the twenty-four-month period preceding the current lawful vacancy.

F. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a park owner to condition an in-place transfer of a mobilehome or to condition assignment of an existing lease on an affected tenant’s or tenant-to-be’s acceptance of an increased space rent in excess of that permitted in accordance with Section 6.50.040(A) or on an affected tenant’s or tenant-to-be’s acceptance of a rental agreement exempt from the requirements of this chapter.