Homeowners at Riviera Mobile Home Park in Leucadia are asking the Encinitas City Council to freeze space-rent increases before a hike of roughly $350 per month takes effect Nov. 1.

The residents' push for an emergency moratorium was first reported by CBS 8 on Monday, Oct. 12. Some annual increases at the park have topped 17%, residents told the station.

Erin Riley, who has owned her home in the park since 2014, described the proposed increase as devastating.

"The $350 hit me like a brick wall," Riley told CBS 8.

Riley said residents have zero protection and are asking to be treated the same as other California renters. Manufactured homeowners who rent the land beneath their houses lack the statewide limits on annual rent increases that cover many apartment tenants.

Homeowner Heidi Holzworth told CBS 8 that some of her neighbors hold two jobs and still rely on food banks. Others on fixed incomes are choosing which medications they can afford each month, Holzworth said.

Unpredictable costs also threaten home values. Homeowner Eva Bueno said no potential buyer wants to take on unpredictable land fees, making it difficult for current owners to sell. Bueno is pushing for a permanent ordinance capping annual increases.

Encinitas has no cap on manufactured-home space-rent increases. Several other San Diego County cities do. Oceanside limits annual increases to 8%. Chula Vista, Escondido and Imperial Beach also have caps in place.

The five-member council, led by Mayor Bruce Ehlers, is scheduled to consider the moratorium request at its regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m., according to the city's meeting portal. Council members Luke Shaffer, Jim O'Hara, Joy Lyndes and Marco San Antonio round out the body.

No on-record statements from council members on the moratorium were available ahead of the meeting. CBS 8 reported that Riviera Mobile Home Park management did not respond to a request for comment.

A separate permanent ordinance capping annual increases could follow if the council acts on the emergency request. Residents can access agendas and public-comment instructions through the city's meeting portal.