Any recreational vehicle space that is occupied by a recreational vehicle as defined in Civil Code Section 799.24 for a period in excess of nine months on or after October 1, 1991, shall be regarded as a “mobile home space” for purposes of this chapter, and a tenant upon such a space shall be entitled to all the rights, protections and obligations of this chapter. Such a space tenant shall be counted as an “affected tenant” upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and said space shall be subject to the fees authorized by the City Council for mobile home spaces. The space tenant and the recreational vehicle park owner shall apportion the fee in the manner authorized for mobile home spaces subject to this chapter generally.