Helping Mobilehome Park Residents Become Park Owners
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.
2020 is over! Time to buy your MH Park! Hey gang, 2020 is over! It is a New Year and time to buy your mobile home park. Ya, I know. You tried last year and got no response. Or, maybe you didn’t try because getting folks together in the park was too difficult. Or, whatever. … Read more
In order to defend your RSO, you have to know the PLAYERS
Leases! We don’t need no stinking leases! (Ya, you’re right. I ‘borrowed’ that line, modified slightly, from an old movie1.) That said: More and more mobilehome park residents are being ‘offered’ leases by park owners. And residents are confused. Sometimes the lease is offered as a condition for moving into a park (legal? Maybe not). … Read more
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 1 – Revenue Issues – What to look for If you live in a rent-controlled mobile home park, sooner or later, your owner is going to try to raise your site rent by filing an appeal to the Rent Control Board (RCB), challenging your Rent Stabilization Ordinance (SRO). Many park owners … Read more
An ordinance designed to protect residents from being suddenly evicted from mobile/manufactured home parks has been approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.