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DOWDALL LAW OFFICES A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTO R N EYS AT LAW City Council of the City of Santa Ana City of Santa Ana September 16, 2021 Page 44 Unfortunately, it is all too well known that a tenant may be presented with the necessity of buying a few rickety pieces of furniture and creaking appliances to get access to a dwelling. The law, however, was not designed to permit an outgoing tenant to make a killing by demanding whatever the traffic would bear for "improvements" when what is really being sold is the key to the premises. The right to confer occupancy upon another is the right of the landlord, and not the tenant. Id. (Emphasis added). These arguments have not been advanced in any prior litigation, and remain "on the shelf' to show there is no rational basis behind the allowance of profiteering at the cost of the affordable home buyer and at the expense and taking of interest of the park owner. 10. THE CLOSURE OF A MOBILEHOME PARK IS A GUARANTEED RIGHT UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. RELOCATION RATES ESTABLISHED UNDER AB 2782 AND AS PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ON SITE RELOCATION VALUE IS A CONSTITUTIONALLY REPUGNANT MEASURE OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. The change of use of a mobilehome park is authorized under Civil Code §798.56 The proposed ordinance provides: J. Application and Relocation hnpact Report. Before the Change of Use of a Mobilehome Park, the Park Owner shall file with the Rent Board an application to convert the Mobilehome Park. After the application has been submitted, the Park Owner shall submit within 15 calendar days of filing the application for Change of Use, the Mobilehome Owner/Resident questionnaires from the affected Mobilehome Park, and a relocation impact report (RIR). The application for the Change of Use must be made simultaneously with any applications necessary to facilitate the intended future use (e.g., subdivision, demolition, and zoning change.) The Park Owner's application for Change of Use shall also comply with California Government Code sections 66427.4 and 65863.7, as may be amended. The Park Owner shall file this application on a form provided by the Rent Board. The Park Owner may not post any notice or any other indicators of any proposed Change of Use of the Mobilehome Park until and unless (1) the Planning Commission has approved the Park Owner's application for Change of Use and (2) the Park Owner has signed and filed the certificate accepting the conditions of approval adopted by the Planning Commission. The ordinance goes on to state as follows: Relocation Notice.