December 2009

Ventura Mobile Home Park Being Sold to Residents

December 29, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

If you are a California rent control mobile home park owner….take notice!!!!!
I just read this morning that a well maintained, 40 year old, 125 space rent control park is being sold to the park residents. This sale reportedly could bring in up to $200k per space! The park residents will have the option to either [...]

Mobile Home Sells for $1,060,000 in Malibu

December 8, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

I read this morning that a mobile home sold for $1,060,000 in a Malibu mobile home park. See this blog post.
Malibu, like Santa Cruz, Sequel etc.,  is one of the many cities with a rent control ordinance that allows park residents to benefit (at the expense of the park owner) when selling a mobile home [...]

New Oregon Mobile Home Park Liability Case 11/18/09

December 1, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

If you own a mobile home park and one of your tenants coaches is unsafe, you may be liable.
This case involved a guest of a park resident, that fell down the entry stairs of a coach and sued both the coach owner and the mobile home park owner. The park owner filed for summary judgment [...]

Tumwater property rights case will be interesting

December 1, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published December 01, 2009

The city of Tumwater is plowing new ground with two ordinances passed this year aimed at protecting the rights of mobile home park residents who simply want to stay in their residential mobile home park.
On the other side of the issue are the park owners who insist [...]