Helping Mobilehome Park Residents Become Park Owners
The Continuing Saga of Little Woods MHP The Story Goes On. Little Woods (LW) MHP is a 78 site, low-moderate income, family mobile home park in Petaluma, CA. The community also includes seniors, fixed income, etc. Many residents have been in LW for years. Site rents average about $470/mo. The park has been subject to … Read more
Attacks on MHP Rent Stabilization (Part 3 of 3) “What You Can Do About it” The GSMOL Board of Directors thinks California’s mobilehome park rent stabilization ordinances (RSO’s) are under attack. They are right! They have asked me to write a three-part article on the situation. Part 1, “What is Going On?”, was published in … Read more
Attacks on MHP Rent Stabilization – Part 2 (Rev 5.28). The GSMOL Board of Directors thinks California’s mobilehome park rent stabilization ordinances (RSO’s) are under attack. They are right. They’ve asked me to write a three-part article on the situation. I covered “1) What is going on?” in the first installment. If you missed … Read more
ATTACKS ON MHP RENT STABILIZATION The GSMOL Board of Directors thinks California’s mobilehome park rent stabilization ordinances (RSO’s) are under attack. They are right. The Board has asked me to write a three-part article on the situation. I’m going to answer 3 questions: (1) What is going on? (2) What might happen (or is already … Read more
The resident group at Youngstown MHP, Petaluma, CA announced that the recent arbitration action brought by their new corporate park owner (“Owner”) resulted in a resounding VICTORY for the residents.
In order to defend your RSO, you have to know the PLAYERS
RENT CONTROL ATTACKS (Part 3 – Other Expense Issues – What to look for) This is a four (4) part series on things to look out for when your Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) is under attack. Part 4 (coming sooner or later) is Other Stuff To Be Aware Of [If you missed Parts 1 & … Read more
RENT CONTROL ATTACKS Part 2 – Expense Issues – What to look for This is a four (4) part series on things to look out for when your Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) is under attack. Part 3 (coming soon) is More Expense Issues Part 4 (coming sooner or later) is Other Stuff … Read more
The homeowners living in the Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park, 501 E. Orangethorpe, have received a 31-page lease agreement from new park owner John Saunders. In addition, the document includes 40 double-sided pages of attachments.
MH park owners often complain they’re not getting a “fair return” on their MHP investments. But what does “fair return” mean, and how is it determined?