ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS…ITS UP TO YOU! By: Bruce Stanton, Attorney
As I travel throughout California meeting with mobilehome residents, the issue of “enforcement of the laws” is almost always discussed. Homeowners want to know how they can ensure that a park owner follows the law. They want to know what … Read More
BUY THIS PARK? WE CAN’T AFFORD IT! by Attorney David Loop
We could NEVER afford to buy this mobilehome park!” These words came from Bill, a 65 year-old gentleman who sat across from me at the dining room table in his mobilehome. Around the table sat four of Bill’s neighbors in … Read More
PARK MANAGEMENT CAN BE LIABLE FOR FAILING TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ABUSIVE NEIGHBOR By: Bruce Stanton, Attorney
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MR. STANTON HAS BEEN A PRATICING ATORNEY SINCE 1982, AND HAS BEEN REPRESENTING MOBILEHOME RESIDENTS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AS A SPECIALTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HIS PRACTICE IS LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, AND HE IS CURRENTLY THE … Read More
Getting Organized for a Resident Park Purchase by David Loop (2007)
In my most recent article for The Voice (April 2007), I wrote about “homeowner due diligence” for groups trying to buy the mobilehome park where they live. But before doing “due diligence,” there must also be some basic organization in … Read More
No accord on mobile home rent control in Sonoma (May 2015)
BY WILLIAM ROHRS, INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER, May 1, 2015
There weren’t enough chairs to go around.
Sonoma mobile home-park residents crowded the conference room in the Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Building this week to weigh in during an April 29 … Read More
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
It is unimaginable that MH owners are subject to the 3/60 law for failure to pay rent. Why our leaders agreed to such a law is beyond reason! Do you realize you can lose your home, if your rent is … Read More
Attorneys. Are They Your 1st Line of Defense?
Attorneys have always been part of the process to protect MH owners here in California. We often get calls from MH owners asking for a recommendation. Obviously, many MH owners feel an attorney is the only solution to their problem. … Read More
$5 For An Attorney?
Yep, you read right. $5 for an attorney. It’s happening in Washington State. The website for the Washington State Dispute Resolution Program is:
http://www.atg.wa.gov/MHDR.aspx#.UitHbDnn-po If you have a computer, just copy and paste this address, it will lead you to … Read More
Estate Planning
My previous articles for COMO-CAL’s “The Voice” have been about how mobilehome owners can organize to buy the mobilehome parks where they live. This article is about estate planning – another topic about which I get many questions.
First of … Read More