One of the big issues in front of our State Legislators today is the sales of the Mobile Home Parks. Now when the owners want to sell their Mobile Home Park they find a willing buyer and sell. The homeowners that live in that particular park do not hear about the sale until after the fact. THIS MUST CHANGE: THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MOBILE HOME PARKS HAVE A RIGHT TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN PARK. After all they live there. If a new owner comes in the first thing they usually do is RAISE THE RENT. Who better to maintain their own park than the Mobile Home owners that live there! Mobile Home owners are usually on a fixed income; especially, in a Senior Park. What is happening in these Mobile Home Parks is scandalous. Taking advantage of people who have their entire world tied up in their home. It is not just the Senior Parks but the family parks as well. There are more mouths to feed and many more expenses. What is a family to do? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CANT AFFORD THE RENT? (1) You sell your home and move. (2) You move and still continue to pay rent space. (3) You abandon your home and move. It feels like a gigantic wave has entered the Mobile Home Parks and is washing away their owners. Their homes are being abandoned at higher rates because of the rent increases. RENT INCREASES ARE ON THE MERCY OF THE OWNERS OF THE MOBILE HOME PARKS. THERE ISN'T ANY SEALING OR FREEZE ON RAISING THE RENT. IT CAN BE RAISED ANY AMOUNT - AT ANY TIME. DOES ANYBODY CARE? I dont think they do. Somehow, I get the impression when you say you live in a Mobile Home you are a second class citizen. I own a small Mobile Home. I love it and I love my park. But with the rent increases who knows how long I will be able to live there. Our State Legislature, who is supposed to be working for us, needs to take a good look at Mobile Home Parks. The reason I hear the State Legislatures have abandoned Mobile Park Owners and all their problems is: (1) They do not receive any feed back from Mobile Home Owners: therefore, they think we are happy and thriving. But this is not the truth. (a) There are many very old Senior citizens in the Mobile Home Parks. They are confused about the issues and only know to complain to the park managers. (2) There are many people that complain and never follow through. They think that they cant write a proper letter of complaint. But listen to this you do not need to write a proper letter all you have to say in your letter of complaint is this: (a) Stop raising my rent. I cant afford it! (b) Give my Mobile Home Park the option to buy our own park first! All Mobile Home owners are capable of writing these two lines and if you cant, find somebody who can. (3) Most people do not know who their State Legislatures are or who are the people in charge. (a) If you receive the Compact Chronicle monthly call them. They are our representatives. We must all stick together. Maybe, the Compact Chronicle can post these representatives so we can all utilize this valuable information. Another way we can all unite is through a very powerful website www.comocal.org. This website puts out a monthly newsletter that explains all our legal rights and what we need done in the future. Also, another way to keep informed of this valuable information is through your Home Owner's Association. They should have all the information you need to contact your State Legislatures. With this information, I suggest, if you have any opinions at all about the future of your Mobile Home Park, Write, fax, email or call your State Legislature representatives. STATE LEGISLATURE: Because you do not hear from us the Mobile Home Owners in Bulk please do not think we are not there in force. Please see the four items listed below: (1) We want to be informed when the park is to be sold first. (2) We want to be able to make an offer. (3) We want to know that our homes are protected and we wont be taking food out of our mouths to pay the rent. (4) We want a sealing/freeze on rent increases. This is all in your hands now State Legislature. Please do not forget the thousands of people who vote for you. (a) Please Freeze/Seal the rent so we can feel safe in our own homes. (b) Give us the first option to purchase our own park before a third party is involved. I am mailing a copy of this article and my other article to my state legislatures. Please feel free to check out my other articles. Mobile Home Owner - Outraged Mobile Home Owner Put On Alert I hope after writing these two articles on Mobile Home Problems, you will stand behind me if my rent gets raised. Copyright 2006 Linda Meckler |
