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year rent adju~hnent petitions, the park owner shall only be entitled to reimbursement of a percentage of the fee paid, said percentage being the same as that percentage of the rem increase which was granted in comparison to the rent increase which was requested. Unless the park owner and the residents agree otherwise, the reimbursement shall be paid in equal installments with the rent payments for the 12 month period following completion of the proceedings and shall be divided equally among the residents of the mobilehome spaces affected by the rent increase. Such period may be extended in the discretion of the hearing officer. C. Allocation of Costs. Except as provided in subsection A of this Section, the park owner and the residents shall each bear their own costs incurred in the proceedings on the rent increase petition, including, but not limited, to attorney fees. 6.60.140 Agreements. Nothing in this Chapter shall operate to restrict the right of a resident and a park owner to enter into an agreement in accordance with Caiifomia Civil Code section 798.17. Pursuant to Civil Code section 798.17(c), the resident and a prospective mobitehome purchaser shall have the option to reject the offered rental agreement and accept a rental agreement for a term of 12 months or less, including a month-to-month agreement. Ifa new rental agreement is offered to a prospective purchaser, the prospective purchaser shall have at least ten working days fi.om the date the rental agreement is first offered to review the agreement and to accept or reject it. A copy of the proposed agreement shall be provided to the prospective purchaser for this purpose. The prospective purchaser shall also have the right to rescind the rental agreement after signing it by notifying the park owner in writing within 72 hours of the execution of the rental agreement. 6.60.150 Maintenance Of Amenities And Service Levels. As of the effective date hereof, each park owner provides certain amenities and service levels to the Residents. Each Park Owner shall not reduce these amenities or service levels without meeting conferring with the Residents prior to any reduction; provided, however, that nothing provided herein shall preclude a Park Owner fi.om billing Residents separately for utility service fees and charges as provided in Civil Code, Section 798.41. The Park Owner of Vineyard Villa and the Hacienda Mobilehome Park) shall provide a full-time, Resident manager who is available to perform 35 to 40 hours of light maintenance work weekly. In addition, Maintenance Standards applicable to Vineyard Villa and the Hacienda Mobilehome Park are attached hereto in Exhibit D to this Chapter and are incorporated herein by reference. As to any park owner who has chosen Formula B, no park owner with fifty (50) or more spaces shall increase these amenities or service levels such that the expenses relative thereto increase more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or more than five percent (5%) over such expenses for the prior year (ending September 30), whichever is less, unless: a) the increases in expenses above five hundred dollars ($500.00) (or the 5%) are not passed on to the residents by a rent increase; b) the residents give their prior approval; or c) the City Manager, after review of the matter, determines that the increased amenities/services are consistent with comparable parks in the East Bay. As to any park owner who has chosen Formula B, no park owner with less than fifty (50) spaces shall increase these amenities or service levels such that the expenses relative thereto increase more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or more than five percent (5%) over such 27